Mr Albanese said he had not seen the footage and had \u201cno idea\u201d what the radio host was talking about.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to comment on something that you are not showing me, with respect. And if you were going to [ask] it would have been normal to show someone,\u201d Albanese said.<\/p>\n
It appears that she was asking about footage that has been posted online of Albanese at a rally in Martin Place earlier in his parliamentary career.<\/p>\n
Albanese is speaking into a megaphone at the rally, standing next to a banner that reads: \u201cStop the Israeli slaughter, free Palestine now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stance of Israel is to meet children throwing rocks with helicopter gunships, with tanks and with missiles,\u201d Albanese says at the rally.<\/p>\n
Pushed on the issue and whether he had been involved in anti-Israeli rallies, Albanese said he had always been a supporter of a two-state solution.<\/p>\n
The rally Anthony Albanese attended took place in Sydney. Photo \/ Newswire<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been involved in the Middle East and have consistently, consistently supported the state of Israel\u2019s right to exist within secure borders but also the right of Palestinians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The interview took a further turn for the worse when Elelman questioned whether Wilson Security was guarding Australian military bases while servicemen were off for Christmas.<\/p>\n
Albanese did not confirm or deny that was true, saying that \u201ctoday was not a day to question our Defence Force\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Australian Defence Force look after our nation \u2026 and I tell you what our Australian Defence Force are doing here and internationally today is that they\u2019re working for the defence of our nation and they deserve our thanks each and every day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Albanese ended the interview there, with Elelman then telling listeners that would likely be the \u201clast time\u201d she would get the chance to speak to Albanese on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I\u2019ve not made the Prime Minister have a very Merry Christmas, but then again, that wasn\u2019t my intention,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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