Albo slams popular Aussie tradition that he can't understand
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese considers himself to be a man of the people, but there's one very Aussie tradition that he insists he'll never partake in.
Appearing on Nova 93.7's Nathan, Nat & Shaun breakfast show in Perth on Tuesday, Mr Albanese was asked if he did a 'shoey' after claiming his recent Federal election win over the Liberal Party's Peter Dutton.
'I was at my local rissole, the RSL at Canterbury. It was a bit of a loose night from the troops,' he said.
'There were hundreds and hundreds of people. It was nice…I had a beer on the night of May 3.'
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While he might have taken the opportunity to curry favour among younger members of the community, the Labor leader was emphatic in his disapproval of the 'shoey' after being pushed by the radio hosts.
'No chance of me ever doing a 'shoey'. None,' the PM insisted.
'We're gonna keep this, I reckon at some stage, someone will get ya,' host Shaun McManus said.
'Not gonna happen,' Mr Albanese quipped. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the Nathan, Nat & Shaun breakfast show. Credit: Nova 93.7
The Prime Minister was asked if he could be influenced by other famous national figures. Namely, one largely responsible for the unsanitary celebration's status as a national pastime.
'(Daniel) Ricciardo might be over at The Lodge at some stage and you'll do a 'shoey' with him,' McManus suggested.
'I would just find... nah, disgusting,' the PM doubled down.
Ricciardo, a gregarious former F1 driver from Perth, introduced the 'shoey' to the world during his successful stint at Red Bull Racing where he would pour champagne into his race shoe following a victory and drink from it.
It became a popular act among crowds over the years, with Aussie MotoGP rider also partaking — and other celebrities have since followed suit.
UK rappers Pete & Bas performed at Jack Rabbit Slim's in Northbridge on Tuesday, and drew rapturous applause while doing a 'shoey' on stage.
The celebration also has several ties to Aussie bar culture from the 20th century. Race winner Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium with a shoey during the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on May 27, 2018 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Credit: Dan Istitene / Getty Images
Stand-in host Ross Wallman suggested, should the PM be concerned over hygiene, he might consider pouring beer into 'a new shoe'.
But the PM wasn't to be convinced.
'A shoe is sacrilege, you know? A beer should be in a glass or a can. Not in a shoe,' he added.
'It could be a 0 per cent beer?' Wallman followed up.
'Even worse,' the PM scoffed.
Mr Albanese was in town for a Cabinet meeting, and has a made a habit of stopping by the Nova studio in Subiaco during his visits to Perth.
In March, the PM declared he'd become a fan of reality show Married At First Sight, despite holding off on progressing with his own wedding plans until after the election.
Sharing a photo online with stars Jeff and Rhi who were in the studio, followers found it odd that the PM would align himself with a TV show under investigation by NSW Police and SafeWork.
The investigation was triggered when an alleged off-air incident between contestants Carina and Paul resulted in Paul punching a hole in the wall of their apartment.
'Nice to see you support a show that is currently being investigated for violence against women…… why won't you address the femicide that is ongoing in our country????' one person asked.
Another wrote, 'Yeh, nah. This isn't it. Supporting a show that clearly falls well short of protecting their participants. Nah.'
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