Anthony Albanese apologises after taking part in a game of 'shag, date or marry' during an interview

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 22:42, 5 July 2026 | Updated: 22:58, 5 July 2026 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised after taking part in a 'shag, date or marry' game during a podcast interview.  Appearing on the Bush Deep podcast with host Nikki Osborne, Albanese was asked to play a game of 'shag, marry or date' involving Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Rhonda Burchmore, choosing which celebrity he would sleep with, marry or date.  Responding to the question, the Prime Minister said: 'I've just got married. I'm only six months in.' 'But if it goes tits up?' Osborne hit back. 'You'd marry Kylie? And shag her? And date her?' questioned Osborne. 'All of the above,' replied Albanese. 'She's terrific.' The remarks drew criticism, with some colleagues accusing the Prime Minister of resorting to 'locker-room antics'. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised after taking part in a 'shag, date or marry' game during a podcast interview  The Prime Minister declared Kylie Minogue was 'all of the above' Albanese has since apologised, saying: 'I apologise unequivocally for the comments.' Independent Fowler MP Dai Le said the prime minister's remarks were 'unbecoming of a gentleman' and suggested he was trying to appeal to a younger generation. 'In parliament we're not supposed to use certain words,' she said. 'I will find that very unbecoming of a gentleman, but maybe the prime minister is trying to appeal to another group, a target audience that don't mind that kind of language being used.' Community Strong MP Zali Steggall said it was 'entirely inappropriate' for the PM to respond to the question.  'He needs to learn to push back, lead by example and call it out as sexist,' Steggall said. The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.