Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken a hardline stance against one of the biggest political issues faced by everyday Aussie battlers, speaking out on television against folks committing one “un-Australian” beach sin.
In a short interview with Alex Cullen and Jayne Azzopardi on The Today Show this morning, the Labor leader was quizzed about his infrastructure commitments, division in Australia, and the looming federal election.
However, one question was then thrown at the PM that caught him entirely off-guard.
Previously on the show, the Today team discussed the ongoing debate about people going to the beach and setting up a cabana to reserve space for themselves, then leaving and coming back later in the day.
It’s become a pretty hot topic in the country as we face yet another scorching summer, and the Australian housing crisis has begun to impact the prime real estate of relaxing spots at the beach.
So naturally, Today host Cullen pitched the “very, very important question” to the Prime Minister, in the hope of reaching a national consensus on how we should conduct ourselves cordially.
“Where do you sit, Prime Minister, on this burning question that is today dividing the nation?” Cullen asked.
“Well, that’s not on,” Albanese answered.
This response was uncharacteristically immediate from the Prime Minister, as he’d usually run numerous focus groups before taking a stance on such matters.
Both Today hosts quickly applauded the PM’s position, and called the bitter beach behaviour “un-Australian”, AKA the worst thing that something could be called Down Under.
Albanese then went on to further celebrate the positive beach culture exhibited by most Australians, calling it a “breach of principle” to think someone can keep a spot for themselves.
“One of the great things about Australia, unlike some parts of the world, you go and you got to pay to go to the beach. Here, everyone owns the beach,” he said.
Azzopardi then playfully tested the waters on how Albanese would feel if someone were to set up a cabana outside of his residence in Kirribilli, to which he shut her down.
“There’s no beach there — and they’re certainly is not at The Lodge, which is where I spend most of my time,” he said.
“But it’s got a great view,” the host responded.
At the conclusion of the interview, Albanese then remarked how what he said was sure to be “a controversial call”.
“I didn’t see that question coming… but we’ll wait and see the reaction,” Albo said.
“No doubt there’ll be some horror at my declaration there.”
As of yet, none of the PM’s political adversaries have commented on the cabana issue, or taken their own stance.
But if I had to predict, I’d say Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will say that Albanese’s position is divisive, lacks detail, or is racist to white people.
Meanwhile the Greens will promise to tax people using cabanas to afford putting dental into Medicare, and Pauline Hanson will try wearing a cabana into Parliament.
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