So is Anthony Albanese too soft?

Albanese then proves he is a Lana Del Rey fan, by paraphrasing Mariners’ Apartment Complex. (He is more of a Born to Die fan apparently, but seems he knows the Sad Girl catalogue)

Kindness isn’t weakness. Kindness is something that I was raised with. We’ve we raised our children to be compassionate with each other, but I’ve been capable of making tough decisions.

But HOW CAN YOU DEAL WITH WORLD LEADERS WITHOUT BEING A MONSTER?

I’ve managed to be firm about Australia’s position, and we’ve managed to, for example, on China. We have repaired the relationship without compromising any of Australia’s values. That has been very important. We’ve continued to deal with all this, for example, putting it in place. Some people don’t like that. That’s Australia’s position. It’s in our national interest on issues like nuclear powered submarines. Not everyone in the Labor Party was convinced by that. At the beginning, I took the argument to the ALP national conference, put it through. We’re putting it in place. I’ve been in public life like Peter for a long period of time, and you don’t get to be Prime Minister and to lead the Labor Party without a toughness.

Dutton says thankfully neither of their children has shown an interest in politics. Which – of course not? They already have houses.