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Tanya Plibersek appeared on Sunrise this morning to back the prime minister, too.
She had this to say:
I’m not going to comment on a podcast that I haven’t listened to. If what the prime minister is saying is he’s a fan of Kylie Minogue, I guess that puts him in a group with millions of other Australians, including me. I’m a big fan of Kylie’s as well.
I’m not going to comment on a podcast that I haven’t listened to.
If what the prime minister is saying is he’s a fan of Kylie Minogue, I guess that puts him in a group with millions of other Australians, including me.
I’m a big fan of Kylie’s as well.
Plibersek went on to defend the government’s work to better conditions for women:
What I’d say on women’s equality in this country is no government’s been better for it, and no prime minister’s been better for it. No government has done more for women’s health … We’re working on women’s equality every single day and we’re delivering on women’s equality every single day.
What I’d say on women’s equality in this country is no government’s been better for it, and no prime minister’s been better for it.
No government has done more for women’s health … We’re working on women’s equality every single day and we’re delivering on women’s equality every single day.
Anthony Albanese is in Fiji this morning and just downed a bowl of kava
We’ll let you know if we get a report on how the PM is feeling afterwards. Things haven’t always gone well for visiting Australian dignitaries, including Michael McCormack, who drank an entire shell of a much stronger kava drink traditional in Micronesia, which didn’t sit well with him.
We can’t tell from the photos how much he had but guests at a kava ceremony are generally invited to drink the entirety of what is offered to them, in one gulp, if possible
Trump lobbied Fifa to get Balogun’s suspension overturned
A bit of World Cup news… Trump lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun’s suspension for the upcoming game against Belgium. Our reporters have more:
Donald Trump lobbied Fifa to lift the US striker Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban for a red card received in the team’s win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, preceding Sunday’s stunning announcement that he would be available for the cohosts’ last-16 clash against Belgium in Seattle on Monday night. Sources have told the Guardian that Trump made three calls to Fifa, starting from Wednesday, to ensure that the change was made.
Donald Trump lobbied Fifa to lift the US striker Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban for a red card received in the team’s win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, preceding Sunday’s stunning announcement that he would be available for the cohosts’ last-16 clash against Belgium in Seattle on Monday night.
Sources have told the Guardian that Trump made three calls to Fifa, starting from Wednesday, to ensure that the change was made.
