LIVE: Election 2025 – Albo dodges huge question as Tanya Plibersek’s future hangs in the balance

Anthony Albanese is refusing to confirm if leadership rival Tanya Plibersek will retain her portfolio after the election.

Mr Albanese and Ms Plibersek, the Minister for the Environment and Water, had an awkward moment during Labor’s campaign launch on Sunday.

Ms Plibersek appeared ready to give the prime minister a hug but he reached for a double handshake instead and she awkwardly kissed the air.

Today Mr Albanese confirmed she would be a ‘senior cabinet minister’ in his government but would not say if she would hold onto her portfolio.

‘I’m not getting ahead of myself and naming all 22 or all, actually, all 42 portfolios, on the frontbench. I’m not getting into that. She’ll be treated exactly as everyone else.’

The prime minister has condemned a planned ‘dance party’ fundraiser for the Greens on Anzac Day.

It comes after opposition leader Peter Dutton labelled the ‘Greens Party Party’ dance event planned for April 25 in Perth ‘completely inappropriate’.

Mr Albanese said this morning in response to questions: ‘Anzac Day is a day of respect for the men and women who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice.

‘I think it’s not a day for normal business as usual.’

Peter Dutton says it’s ‘completely inappropriate’ that the Greens are planning to hold a dance party fundraiser in Perth on Anzac Day.

The Greens will host the ‘Greens Party Party’ dance event in Perth to raise funds for their election campaign.

Mr Dutton told the ABC that the move showed the Greens had ‘complete contempt’ for the ADF.

‘The ADF is present in most countries that our young Australians visit and they are part of keeping young Australians safe when travelling overseas,’ he said.

Harry Dutton, the Opposition Leader’s 20-year-old son, certainly stole the show yesterday.

The second-year carpentry apprentice joined his dad on the campaign trail in Brisbane where they toured a housing development site and later helped pack boxes at a food bank.

Harry even briefly fronted a press conference where he was asked about what it was like to campaign with his old man.

Proving that he could follow in his father’s footsteps if he ever decided to down tools, Harry pivoted his answer to underline how hard it was to place a foot on the property ladder.

‘I am saving up for a house and so is my sister, Bec, and a lot of my mates, but as you probably heard, it’s almost impossible to get in, in the current state,’ he told reporters.

‘I mean we’re saving like mad, but it doesn’t look like we’ll get there in the near future.’

Mr Dutton Jr.’s intervention helped soften his dad’s hard-man image.

But it appears to have had another effect, too, as hordes of older women have swooned over the young tradie (pictured, below).

‘Very handsome young man,’ commented one Daily Mail reader, before adding three love heart emojis.

Another said: ‘Well done, one very handsome young guy’.

One congratulated the Opposition Leader, adding: ‘He seems like a fine young man’.

The vast majority of comments, however, concerned Mr Dutton Sr.’s refusal to answer whether he would be offering help from the bank of mum and dad.

Mr Dutton was asked repeatedly whether he would help his son buy a property – but ignored the question each time.

‘You’re doing pretty well, yourself. Why won’t you support him a bit and give him a bit of help with getting his house?’ a reporter asked.

But Mr Dutton wasn’t having any of it.

‘I haven’t finished the excellent points I was making,’ he said.

‘The next point as to why people should vote Liberal is we can manage the economy well. Labor always trashes the economy, which is why we’ve had almost two years of households going backwards under this government.

‘Australians can’t afford three more years of Labor.’

It has been estimated that Mr Dutton has made $30 million from property transactions over 35 years.