The sight of Anthony Albanese in Newcastle on Sunday before the Wallabies’ clash with Fiji is the clearest sign yet of rugby union as political pawn. The prime minister and his counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka shook the hands of every player, chaperoned by the captains, eating up an excruciating 10 minutes.
Anthony Albanese in Newcastle, with his Fiji counterpart. Getty Images
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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
