Anthony Albanese apologises ‘unequivocally’ for podcast comment about Kylie Minogue

Prime minister picked pop singer in game of ‘shag, marry, date’ on comedy podcast

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Anthony Albanese has apologised “unequivocally” for his comments while playing a “shag, marry, date” game on a comedy podcast when he nominated Kylie Minogue for all three categories.

The prime minister issued a statement on Monday morning after receiving criticism at the weekend for his appearance on the Bush Deep podcast with the comedian Nikki Osborne.