PM got Bushie-whacked, but it’s daft to ask a powerful man to objectify real women

July 11, 2026 — 5:00am

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Many Australians have struggled to fathom why our prime minister would agree to be interviewed on a podcast called Bush Deep hosted by comedian Nikki Osborne, known as “Bushie” and described on her podcast page as “wildly inappropriate”. Who “asks the questions no one else would dare”. One of the questions Osborne asks her guests is who they would “marry, shag or date” out of three names. (She has previously interviewed radio host Wippa and an OnlyFans creator said to be “Australia’s most sexually active woman”, Annie Knight.)

It’s hard to think of a time when there have been more headlines containing the word “shag” linked to a politician. Because when asked the question – and given the option of Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Rhonda Burchmore, Albanese failed to shut it down, first demurring that he was only recently married. He started well! But when Osborne indelicately suggested his new union might go “tits-up”, which is a lovely suggestion for a newlywed whose previous marriage didn’t last, Albanese chose Kylie Minogue. “To marry, shag or date?” he was asked.

“All of the above”, the answer. Sigh.

Of course, we want to know our politicians are human, but we don’t need to be prompted to imagine them in their underpants. Weirdly, the PM also revealed footy is an aphrodisiac for him, especially when South Sydney wins. Why? A collective grimace may follow every Rabbitohs victory from now on.

Anyway, this “shag, marry, etc” game is........

© The Sydney Morning Herald