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Albo missing his opportunity to go viral with the virus
As the Labor leader’s lieutenants pick up the campaigning slack while he is in COVID-19 isolation, Albo is passing up the opportunity to connect direct with the online community.
Jessica SierNorth Asia correspondentIf you have a personality, social media is great. When Anthony Albanese called Peter Dutton a “boofhead” in Parliament last November, the clip went moderately viral for a short time.
It was the kind of thing a dad would say. Or a friendly teacher. For a second there, we all saw a bit of Albanese as a normal guy, pushing up against the stunning brawl that is our country’s question time.
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