The Albo Diaries

Anthony Albanese poured the whisky himself, sat down with a comedian in the Lodge, and played "shag, marry, date." Then he apologised - unequivocally, and without seeming to know what for. This week's diary is the view from inside his head - the podcast triumph nobody else can see, the loyal soldier sent out to defend him, and the one thing he can't quite look at in the kitchen. The Albo Diaries -...

The Albo Diaries - Week 17 From the archive. Pages dated 2019-2025. Bill loses the "unloseable" election. The leadership is finally his. Three years of agreeing with Scott Morrison about COVID. Three years that worked. The Voice - that didn't work. The car ride home. The cheese that knew. Saturday December 13, 2025. A quiet morning at Kirribilli. The phone isn't ringing, which means everything is...

The Albo Diaries - Week 16 From the archive. Pages dated 1985-2010. First day in Canberra. First free pie at the Members' Bar. Becomes Assistant General Secretary of NSW Labor at 26 and pockets a Texta. Delivers a maiden speech he sincerely believes rivals "It's Time." Joins Kevin's cabinet. Spreads the word about Kevin. Discovers, three hours later, what's actually happening. The Prime Minister k...

The Albo Diaries - Week 15 From the archive. Pages dated 1979-1984. Anthony joins the Party at 16. Discovers brie. Tells his first lie. Drinks French champagne the night Hawke wins. Cries. Saves the Political Economy Department from neo-classical contamination. Accepts a salary from Tom Uren and immediately buys a wheel of cheese. The Prime Minister keeps a diary. He calls it his 'legacy document'...

The Prime Minister keeps a diary. He calls it his 'legacy document'. You are not supposed to be hearing this. He's slipping in the polls. One Nation has passed Labor. And he's become convinced someone has bugged the only room he has left. This week: a budget the young didn't read, a ladder quietly pulled up behind him, a smoke alarm mistaken for a listening device, and the growing suspicion that t...

The Prime Minister keeps a diary he thinks no one is reading. This week: seven women get off a plane he absolutely did not send, he booms his contempt for ISIS straight over the head of the one bloke it was about, the whole world watches Canberra fail to define what a woman is, and Pauline takes the lead in the polls. Written and performed by Rupert Degas. No ads, no sponsor, no editor, no boss. B...

"The week the AI got me to look kind". The memes. The walk-away. Hughesy turning on me. Minns going for the throat. And Pauline catching me in MY colour. The Prime Minister keeps a diary. He calls it his 'legacy document'. You are not supposed to be reading this. Written and performed by Rupert Degas. 🎧 rupertdegas.substack.com Get full access to Rupert Degas at rupertdegas.substack.com/subscribe

The Albo Diaries — Week 11 "We brought lived experience into politics. Now it owns half the apartments in Brunswick." The Prime Minister keeps a diary. He thinks no one is reading it. That's why he says everything. This week: a budget that breaks a fifty-time election promise, a cabinet that owns sixty-odd investment properties between them, and a man quietly thrilled about a gala in New York whil...

The Albo Diaries - Week 10 The Prime Minister's private diary. Read by Rupert Degas. This week: the broken promise on negative gearing, One Nation winning Farrer, $30 million to Fiji while Australians can't afford fuel, the permanent ASIO bill, Tony Burke's election night party, and a melon worth more than his car. 8 minutes 33 seconds. New entry every Tuesday. Subscribe: rupertdegas.substack.com...

The Prime Minister keeps a diary. He calls it his ‘legacy document’. You are not supposed to be reading this. His office describes it as “a fabrication.” But to be fair, his office describes most things as a fabrication, so make of that what you will. No ads, no sponsor, no editor, no boss. Buy me a coffee here or upgrade to paid to keep it that way. Get full access to Rupert Degas at rupertdegas....

"Bloody independent media. Bloody podcasts. I just can't control them the way I can control the ABC." Get full access to Rupert Degas at rupertdegas.substack.com/subscribe

The Albo Diaries - Week 7 “Welcome to country. Welcome to women. That’s important.” Get full access to Rupert Degas at rupertdegas.substack.com/subscribe

"In 2003 I stood in parliament and quoted Hermann Goering against these exact laws. Now they’re mine. Which is growth." Get full access to Rupert Degas at rupertdegas.substack.com/subscribe

"Chris sent petrol. The farmers need diesel. Twenty million people know the difference, except the Energy Minister, and me too quite frankly." Get full access to Rupert Degas at rupertdegas.substack.com/subscribe

The Prime Minister keeps a diary. He calls it his ‘legacy document’. You are not supposed to be reading this. His office describes it as “a fabrication.” But to be fair, his office describes most things as a fabrication, so make of that what you will. Dear Diary. Jodie’s cancelled Easter. She said there’s no point driving anywhere if you might not get back. I said that’s defeatist. She said it’s m...

The Prime Minister keeps a diary. He calls it his ‘legacy document’. You are not supposed to be reading this. His office describes it as “a fabrication.” But to be fair, his office describes most things as a fabrication, so make of that what you will. Dear Diary. Somebody kissed my forehead at the footy on Friday and I let they/them. AJ broke the all-time try-scoring record and I was on that field...

The Prime Minister keeps a diary. He calls it his ‘legacy document’. You are not supposed to be reading this. His office describes it as "a fabrication." But to be fair, his office describes most things as a fabrication, so make of that what you will. Dear Diary. Woke up last Monday morning feeling historic. Not for any specific reason. Not because it was my birthday or anything. Just a general se...