Q: I just wanted to know if you have spoken or you’re planning to speak to Jerome Laxale over homophobic slurs his father made to a Liberal volunteer? It happened while he was handing out how to vote cards.

Albanese:

You want me to speak to families? I want to keep families out of it. I have answered your question, if you yell you don’t get a different answer. Someone’s family member? I don’t talk about people’s family. I don’t like people talking about mine. I don’t talk about others. I don’t talk about Peter Dutton’s family. I would ask you, you haven’t asked me any questions about Peter Dutton’s family, if you had, you would have got the same answer. I don’t talk about people’s family. Jerome Laxale is the candidate and he’s a great candidate for Bennelong.