Albo’s $2 million renovation rescue to prevent ‘landslide’ at Kirribilli House

It would be a strange politician who has not secretly dreamt of a political landslide.

But an actual landslide? It’s fair to assume that was never part of Anthony Albanese’s 2024 bingo card.

And lo, so it has come to pass that taxpayers are spending $2.3 million to stop a sea wall at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Sydney, Kirribilli House, from sliding into the abyss.

Boasting commanding views across to Fort Denison and beyond, the twin-gabled house in the Gothic style has been valued in recent years as worth over $50 million — not that anyone is planning to put it up...
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