Anthony Albanese becomes Australia's first PM to get engaged in office

Perkin Amalaraj - DailyMail - 15/02
Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon, a financial services professional, have been together for three years. Albanese said he proposed on a balcony of his official residence

Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to get engaged while in office, revealing on Thursday that his partner accepted his marriage proposal on Valentine's Day.

He and Jodie Haydon, a financial services professional, have been together for three years. Albanese said he proposed on a balcony of his official residence, known as the Lodge, following a romantic dinner at an Italian restaurant.

'She said yes,' Albanese posted with a love heart symbol on the X social media platform.

The first-term prime min...
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