Q: PM, around the country, there’s been a push to build more houses – a tendency to take away space from public golf courses and turn them into public land. Do you have a thought on that? And in Sydney, the Coalition have committed $1 million to retain Moore Park as an 18-hole golf course by building a new sporting facility there. Considering you stepped in that time to help save Marrickville Golf Course and keep that 18 holes, do you think that Moore Park Golf Course should remain 18 holes as well?

Albanese:

Well, Marrickville Golf Course will be there for as long as I’m the local member and as long as there’s a Labor-controlled local council. It is a multipurpose facility. Not only do people play golf – there’s… at the risk here of really going down a, ah, a cavoodle hole – Lewis the cavoodle holds his birthday party there Every Sunday, there is drinks on the first fairway.

I used to, when I was in Marrickville, walk Toto there. People engage. I What It’s a real hub for the community.

Well, I am responsible, as a local federal member. I’m very pleased that the redistribution has put Royal Marrickville back in my ‘hood, because it is an important part of the local community. As for others – well, that’s not in my electorate. As for other golf courses – that’s up to local considerations.