Live: Minister defends Labor's record on women following PM's podcast comments

live Federal politics live: Minister defends Labor's record on women following PM's podcast comments Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek has spruiked Labor's credentials on women's equality when asked about the prime minister's comments on a podcast last week. Follow all the updates in our live blog. Submit a comment or question Live updates Mon 6 Jul 2026 at 7:13am Plibersek defends Labor's record on women following PM's comments on podcast Tanya Plibersek has defended Labor's record on women's equality when quizzed about the PM's recent comments on a podcast. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appeared on a podcast where he was asked by host Nikki Osborne who he would "shag, marry, date". "Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman or Rhonda Burchmore?" Osborne asked the PM. The prime minister initially didn't answer, saying: "I've just got married, I'm only six months in". But when pressed by Osborne what would happen if his marriage broke down, the PM said "Oh, Kylie clearly". "You'd marry Kylie, and shag her, and date her?" Osborne asked. "All of the above," the PM replied. Asked if the PM should apologise, the social services minister says she hasn't listened to the whole podcast but talked up the government's credentials on women's equality. "I'm not going to comment on a podcast I haven't heard, I've heard a few seconds of it," Plibersek says. "If what the prime minister is saying is that 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." Mon 6 Jul 2026 at 7:08am Good morning 👋 Hello and welcome to this morning's federal politics live blog. It's great to have you with us bright and early this Monday! I'm Josh Boscaini joining you live from Parliament House in Canberra, ready to bring you all today's federal politics news. The winter parliamentary break might officially be underway but that doesn't mean politics stops. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Fiji to sign the Vuvale Union treaty with Fiji's PM Sitiveni Rabuka, which is set to lock in closer economic and security ties between the two countries. Without further ado, let's get into the day and see what we get! Loading