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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Anthony Albanese makes huge honeymoon sacrifice as he drops wedding date hint
Anthony Albanese has revealed he and fiancée Jodie Haydon have been forced to make a drastic change to their plans for a honeymoon. The Prime Minister confirmed on Tuesday that he will have to cut his honeymoon short after finally deciding on a timeframe for his upcoming wedding. 'We have now had an opportunity to discuss, and we have a few options between now and the end of the year,' Mr Albanese said on Tuesday. 'But we're waiting as well to look at the calendar. I deliberately did not get ahead of myself, so from May 3 and beyond, there was a blank diary.' More to come
News.com.au
3 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hints on possible wedding date with fiancee Jodie Hayden
Anthony Albanese has revealed his upcoming wedding to fiancee Jodie Haydon may be as soon as this year. While the Prime Minister confirmed a specific date has not yet been locked in, he said wedding plans had come to the forefront now the election was over. It will be the first marriage by a prime minister while in office. 'We have now had an opportunity to discuss, and we have a few options between now and the end of the year,' Mr Albanese said on Tuesday. 'But we're waiting as well to look at the calendar. 'I deliberately did not get ahead of myself, so from May 3 and beyond, there was a blank diary.' Mr Albanese said if Labor had lost the May 3 election, the pair would have taken a two-month honeymoon. Following the epic victory, they would now settle for a shorter trip instead. 'We're trying to find a couple of weeks,' he told ABC Radio. 'I reckon the Australian people will go 'fair enough'.' Mr Albanese met Ms Haydon in 2020, a year after splitting from former Labor MP and NSW deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt. Left 'emotionally bruised' by the ending of his almost 20-year marriage, he took some time off to recover and travelled to London and Lisbon to see friends and determine what his future looked like. A year later, at an event in Melbourne, he asked if there were any South Sydney NRL fans in the audience – to which Ms Haydon yelled out, 'Up the Rabbitohs'. The couple went on their first date at the Young Henry's brewery in Newtown and four years later are ready to lock things down. Mr Albanese popped the question at The Lodge after a romantic Valentine's Day dinner in 2024. He told media at the time that the couple 'couldn't be more happy'. 'It's such a joy to be able to share this news with people, and it's wonderful that I've found a partner who I want to spend the rest of my life with,' he said.
The Advertiser
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Labor revels in election afterglow as ministry sworn in
Labor politicians have swapped factional fisticuffs for fashion and family fun as their ministry was sworn in. Smiles were abundant following a big election victory as new and old members of the Labor ministry gathered at Government House in Canberra on Tuesday. Accompanied by his son Nathan and fiancee Jodie Haydon, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in by Governor-General Sam Mostyn. "I, Anthony Norman Albanese, do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia, her land and the people in the office of Prime Minister," he said. Matching Ms Haydon's bright red suit, Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived with her family in a red suit and heels. Cradling his toddler in one arm with a giraffe backpack in the other, Health Minister Mark Butler was all smiles as he strode into the governor-general's house alongside his partner. Housing Minister Clare O'Neil also brought her daughter, who kept on theme by tying her pigtails with bright red clips. Patrick Gorman's daughter sparkled in a glittery tuile dress, though she hid behind her father when the cameras showed up. So many children were brought to the ceremony that Government House officials set up a break room to offer the kids and their parents some space. A group of young adults also accompanied their parents including Defence Minister Richard Marles's son Sam, an MMA fighter who - like his father - triumphed during an election night tussle. After being dumped by Mr Albanese from the environment portfolio, newly-minted Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek was followed by her towering son who showed off a trendy, shaggy hairdo. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke could be in the running for the biggest Bible of the day after he was sworn in on a large tome, brought to Australia by his great-grandfather in the aftermath of the Irish famine. Most ministerial positions in the Albanese government's second term were largely unchanged, although Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic were dumped from the front bench after manoeuvring by Labor's right faction. That left a sour taste in some MPs mouths after Mr Husic accused Mr Marles of acting as a "factional assassin". Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the limited number of cabinet positions meant "very good people" can get left out. "It was messy and nobody would want that to happen, particularly to two people who are respected in our team," he told Nine's Today show on Tuesday. Labor politicians have swapped factional fisticuffs for fashion and family fun as their ministry was sworn in. Smiles were abundant following a big election victory as new and old members of the Labor ministry gathered at Government House in Canberra on Tuesday. Accompanied by his son Nathan and fiancee Jodie Haydon, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in by Governor-General Sam Mostyn. "I, Anthony Norman Albanese, do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia, her land and the people in the office of Prime Minister," he said. Matching Ms Haydon's bright red suit, Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived with her family in a red suit and heels. Cradling his toddler in one arm with a giraffe backpack in the other, Health Minister Mark Butler was all smiles as he strode into the governor-general's house alongside his partner. Housing Minister Clare O'Neil also brought her daughter, who kept on theme by tying her pigtails with bright red clips. Patrick Gorman's daughter sparkled in a glittery tuile dress, though she hid behind her father when the cameras showed up. So many children were brought to the ceremony that Government House officials set up a break room to offer the kids and their parents some space. A group of young adults also accompanied their parents including Defence Minister Richard Marles's son Sam, an MMA fighter who - like his father - triumphed during an election night tussle. After being dumped by Mr Albanese from the environment portfolio, newly-minted Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek was followed by her towering son who showed off a trendy, shaggy hairdo. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke could be in the running for the biggest Bible of the day after he was sworn in on a large tome, brought to Australia by his great-grandfather in the aftermath of the Irish famine. Most ministerial positions in the Albanese government's second term were largely unchanged, although Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic were dumped from the front bench after manoeuvring by Labor's right faction. That left a sour taste in some MPs mouths after Mr Husic accused Mr Marles of acting as a "factional assassin". Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the limited number of cabinet positions meant "very good people" can get left out. "It was messy and nobody would want that to happen, particularly to two people who are respected in our team," he told Nine's Today show on Tuesday. Labor politicians have swapped factional fisticuffs for fashion and family fun as their ministry was sworn in. Smiles were abundant following a big election victory as new and old members of the Labor ministry gathered at Government House in Canberra on Tuesday. Accompanied by his son Nathan and fiancee Jodie Haydon, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in by Governor-General Sam Mostyn. "I, Anthony Norman Albanese, do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia, her land and the people in the office of Prime Minister," he said. Matching Ms Haydon's bright red suit, Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived with her family in a red suit and heels. Cradling his toddler in one arm with a giraffe backpack in the other, Health Minister Mark Butler was all smiles as he strode into the governor-general's house alongside his partner. Housing Minister Clare O'Neil also brought her daughter, who kept on theme by tying her pigtails with bright red clips. Patrick Gorman's daughter sparkled in a glittery tuile dress, though she hid behind her father when the cameras showed up. So many children were brought to the ceremony that Government House officials set up a break room to offer the kids and their parents some space. A group of young adults also accompanied their parents including Defence Minister Richard Marles's son Sam, an MMA fighter who - like his father - triumphed during an election night tussle. After being dumped by Mr Albanese from the environment portfolio, newly-minted Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek was followed by her towering son who showed off a trendy, shaggy hairdo. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke could be in the running for the biggest Bible of the day after he was sworn in on a large tome, brought to Australia by his great-grandfather in the aftermath of the Irish famine. Most ministerial positions in the Albanese government's second term were largely unchanged, although Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic were dumped from the front bench after manoeuvring by Labor's right faction. That left a sour taste in some MPs mouths after Mr Husic accused Mr Marles of acting as a "factional assassin". Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the limited number of cabinet positions meant "very good people" can get left out. "It was messy and nobody would want that to happen, particularly to two people who are respected in our team," he told Nine's Today show on Tuesday. Labor politicians have swapped factional fisticuffs for fashion and family fun as their ministry was sworn in. Smiles were abundant following a big election victory as new and old members of the Labor ministry gathered at Government House in Canberra on Tuesday. Accompanied by his son Nathan and fiancee Jodie Haydon, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in by Governor-General Sam Mostyn. "I, Anthony Norman Albanese, do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia, her land and the people in the office of Prime Minister," he said. Matching Ms Haydon's bright red suit, Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived with her family in a red suit and heels. Cradling his toddler in one arm with a giraffe backpack in the other, Health Minister Mark Butler was all smiles as he strode into the governor-general's house alongside his partner. Housing Minister Clare O'Neil also brought her daughter, who kept on theme by tying her pigtails with bright red clips. Patrick Gorman's daughter sparkled in a glittery tuile dress, though she hid behind her father when the cameras showed up. So many children were brought to the ceremony that Government House officials set up a break room to offer the kids and their parents some space. A group of young adults also accompanied their parents including Defence Minister Richard Marles's son Sam, an MMA fighter who - like his father - triumphed during an election night tussle. After being dumped by Mr Albanese from the environment portfolio, newly-minted Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek was followed by her towering son who showed off a trendy, shaggy hairdo. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke could be in the running for the biggest Bible of the day after he was sworn in on a large tome, brought to Australia by his great-grandfather in the aftermath of the Irish famine. Most ministerial positions in the Albanese government's second term were largely unchanged, although Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic were dumped from the front bench after manoeuvring by Labor's right faction. That left a sour taste in some MPs mouths after Mr Husic accused Mr Marles of acting as a "factional assassin". Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the limited number of cabinet positions meant "very good people" can get left out. "It was messy and nobody would want that to happen, particularly to two people who are respected in our team," he told Nine's Today show on Tuesday.
Sky News AU
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Sorry doesn't cut it: How female voters turned on the Coalition's confusing cost-of-living pitch in the space of just a few months
Just over two hours after polls closed on Saturday, the election results unfolded into a story not only about party leaders but about two women. There was the rightly-proud Jodie Haydon planting a passionate smacker on her victorious fiancé Anthony Albanese, now a back-to-back PM. And then stoic Kirilly Dutton, her eyes brimming and mustering up a smile on stage for her husband Peter while he apologised to the nation for losing the only political fight of his life that mattered. 'We didn't do well enough during this campaign,' Mr Dutton said, swallowing hard. 'That much is obvious tonight. I accept full responsibility for that.' But in reality the now ex Opposition leader should have said sorry for letting down Australian women, especially working mums, because he pitched confusion ahead of reassurance especially on household finance. It was no secret that women had abandoned Mr Dutton before Saturday's vote. For 11 days before the ballot box, we all knew via a Newspoll for The Australian that there was a staggering reversal in the attitude of female voters who once favoured the Coalition. A lead of 51-49 in January slumped to an eye-watering shift of 46-54 to Labor by April. Just like the Coalition failed to capitalise on momentum after the failed Voice referendum, they did not seriously address the concerns of women even though the data was there. Three words Mr Dutton - cost of living. And if you lose the CEO of households across Australia you are, to be plain speaking, stuffed. The Coalition's crushing defeat is more than a political misstep. It is a backlash from women fed up with being treated like a test subject in focus groups. No matter our views on Trump and a legitimate fatigue with woke ideology, we didn't want Mr Dutton to align himself with the MAGA movement as a campaign strategy. We didn't want more than a dozen campaign press conferences at petrol stations talking about 12 months of somewhat cheaper fuel, a tactic which only reinforced his blokey focus. Mr Dutton's ham-fisted attempt to roll back remote work then hit women the hardest and you have to wonder why he did not see the backlash coming. The eventual policy backflip did nothing to suture the wound especially when approximately 40 per cent of Australians now work from home on a regular basis. Sorry, Mr Dutton said. Again with the 'sorry' from the first Federal Opposition leader to then lose his seat. 'We made a mistake on the policy,' Mr Dutton later admitted. 'We got it wrong. We're listening to what people have to say and we apologise.' He also backed down on a goal to slash 41,000 public service jobs which meant many perplexed female voters I know were now asking one key thing. How will the Coalition deliver its major election promises when they are linked to savings from the public sector cuts? Sure Labor ran a dirty campaign with Mediscare and lured voters with fear politics but the party did prioritise the material concerns of women and made those policies public early, forcing the Coalition to play catch up. These included the much-vaunted universal early childhood education pledge for a guaranteed three days of subsidised childcare per week, investment in women's health and significant funding to tackling domestic and family violence. In his concession speech, Mr Dutton said: 'One of the great honours of being the leader of this party is we have met people from every side, every corner, the length and breadth of this country. And there are many amazing stories.' But did those stories - particularly from women - sink in? We are not liabilities to be managed. The message here for the freshly buffed-up Labor is important to note, too. The trust women have placed in your promises is not a blank cheque. You got the female votes and now it is time to deliver. Louise Roberts is a journalist and editor who has worked as a TV and radio commentator in Australia, the UK and the US. Louise is a winner of the Peter Ruehl Award for Outstanding Columnist in the NRMA Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism and has been shortlisted in other awards for her opinion work.
7NEWS
04-05-2025
- Politics
- 7NEWS
See the federal election through photos from the day
Australians took to the ballots on Saturday, voting in budgy smugglers in Bondi, hazmat suits protesting nuclear power in Brisbane, and donning party colours all over the nation. Many were in the company of their furry friends and were welcomed to the polls by community bake sales, democracy sausages and volunteers attempting last ditch efforts to sway votes. Labor celebrated their win with a kiss from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodie Haydon, while Opposition Leader Peter Dutton conceded defeat for the LNP, as well as his seat of Dickson. Votes are still being counted as seats continue to be won and forfeited across the country.
