Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

 He did better. In a three-man race to replace Marise Payne, he backed two of the three horses. They were Zed Seselja and Andrew Constance—not one but two. He put written endorsements in for Zed: 'I have no doubt that if he is re-elected to parliament, Zed will again play a senior role within the coalition.' For Andrew Constance, he said, 'Having been a senior cabinet minister, Andrew has a wealth of policymaking experience.' Well, guess what? He backed two horses in a three-horse race, and the third horse won. The third horse won with Dave Sharma. Then he endorsed Hollie Hughes, but the shadow Treasurer had something else in mind. The shadow Treasurer was out there, helping to knock off one of his own cabinet—

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