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AustraliaPolitics12 days ago

Gov schtum on Albo-Karl interview, the Fin fumbles its flows, and Pickering skips out

The article discusses the lack of official response from the Australian government regarding Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's alleged interest in appearing on Karl Stefanovic's podcast. It references a request by journalist Cochon to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet for any correspondence related to Albanese's potential appearance on the show.

Plus Chris Uhlmann continues his tried and trusted tradition of flogging a pseudo-intellectual horse to death.

Jun 9, 2026

5 min read

Karl Stefanovic, Charlie Pickering and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (Image: Crikey)

Now for my next trick : Remember Anthony Albanese’s interview on The Karl Stefanovic Show in February? Well, it seems it materialised out of thin air.

Stefanovic — whose increasingly outrageous weekly podcast is rumoured to be partly an attempt to piss off his Nine employer enough to release him from his megabucks deal — said in an episode on February 20 that Albanese wanted to come on the show.

Karl Stefanovic and Anthony Albanese

Cochon asked the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet for correspondence between the prime minister, his office or the department in relation to Karl Stefanovic or his podcast, or regarding any plans made for Albanese to appear on the podcast or future podcast appearance plans for 2026.

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Source document: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

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CrikeyIndependentCenter12 days ago
Gov schtum on Albo-Karl interview, the Fin fumbles its flows, and Pickering skips out

The article discusses the lack of official response from the Australian government regarding Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's alleged interest in appearing on Karl Stefanovic's podcast. It references a request by journalist Cochon to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet for any correspondence related to Albanese's potential appearance on the show.

Bias read (Center): The article presents information without overtly favoring one side. It reports on the absence of an official response and mentions a journalistic inquiry without taking a stance on the implications or truthfulness of the claim.

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