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Aleksandra Bliszczyk

The PM’s Getting Torched For Joking That Living In The Lodge Is Being ‘Back In Public Housing’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is getting rinsed online for joking in parliament yesterday that he’s “very pleased to be back in public housing”, referring to his taxpayer-funded 40-room Canberra mansion with a tennis court and swimming pool. Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather
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probed the PM during question time on Monday afternoon about Australia’s rental crisis, lack of affordable housing and whether his status as a landlord was influencing his decision to not support . Albanese replied: “I am very pleased that I am back in public housing, it has to be said. A lot better than my first public house.” Chandler-Mater later tweeted that Australia needed real action on the housing crisis, “not stupid jokes.” It’s at least the *sixth* time Albanese’s publicly joked that his *two* official residences, the Lodge and Canberra and Kirribilli House in Sydney, were ‘public housing’ and better than the public housing he famously grew up in. he told B105 radio on August 18 “I’ve moved back into public housing, it’s a lot better than my last public housing where I grew up”, and rung the joke out again just last week on Sky News. But it didn’t land this time — possibly because it came the same day the government said nor would it be extending paid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks. It’s also shocking timing amid a lot of public scrutiny over the government’s which would mostly benefit Australians, including Albo, earning above $180,000 a year. Journalists, members of the public and even fellow politicians tweeted their reactions to Albanese’s joke on Tuesday morning, expressing dismay that the PM thought it was in good taste considering how much Australians are suffering under the current exorbitant cost of living. Greens Senator tweeted simply: “Wowwwww” and sis, we are all feeling that. Greens leader also called the joke a “swing and a miss”. “The housing crisis isn’t a joke, and under Labor’s plan the wait list for public housing will only get longer,” he posted on social media. “We need action that ensures everyone has access to a safe and affordable home.” Albanese has also previously faced backlash for his overused public housing and poverty rhetoric during his election campaign and following his win. “It says a lot about our great country that a son of a single mum who was a disability pensioner, who grew up in public housing down the road in Camperdown, can stand before you tonight as Australia’s prime minister,” he said in his . But for years Albanese has shown no interest in making the lives of people like his mother better, which . Monday’s joke is just another slap in the face to the three million Australians who actually rely on public housing to survive.
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