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The nation has this week elected their first ethnic Prime Minister in the shape of Anthony Albanese MP, an Italian-Australian from the Sydney flight path suburb of Marrickville.
Albanese claimed victory on Saturday, with the remaining vote count indicating he just may achieve the 76 seats required to form a majority government.
Ironically, this now means that the former houso kid will be returning to public housing.
In his new role as the leader of the country, Albanese must now relocate his Sydney address to the Prime Minster’s secondary official residence of Kirribilli house.
Located in the affluent lower north shore of Sydney harbour, Kirribilli an area not often associated with with Southern European influences more commonly seen in Australia’s working class suburbs.
However, with the keys to the kingdom now in his hands, The Prime Minister-elect has moved quickly to put a bit of a gremolata garnish on the old colonial homestead.
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s framed Sharkies jersey have all been thrown into the skip bin, replaced instead by polaroid photos of Mr Albanese meeting c-list American celebrities and Home & Away stars.
The front garden of Kirribilli House has also been dug up, and covered in a conventional on-ground jointless concrete slab.
The jacaranda tree has been relocated into a pebblecrete tub pot, joining a new fig tree that Albo paid cash for from some Greek bloke in the car park of the Inner West Hawks Football club.
The finishing touches, two marble lions that imported directly from the old country, will now greet foreign diplomats at the front gate of the harbourside mansion.
It is not known where Albanese’s Valiant Charger will be parked, however a recent DA submitted to the North Sydney council shows plans for the installation of a steel Titan shed on the rolling lawns overlooking the Opera House.
