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Albanese shuts down questions about his mood

By Paul Sakkal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has denied that he ever loses his temper, responding to footage of him appearing flustered at a Sydney event with the Nepalese community.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor accused Albanese of losing his cool at the gathering, where the PM seemed to lose track of his staff as he moved through a large crowd.

“Where are my people?” Albanese said in the captured video. As it tries to portray Albanese as grumpy in the midst of a midterm slump, the Liberal Party released a video of the moment.

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Asked by a reporter on Tuesday if he occasionally lost his cool, Albanese said: “No”.

The prime minister has previously attracted criticism for declining to give any ground when he was accused of indulging in innuendo when discussing the melons gifted by the Japanese prime minister and when he fell off a stage during the last election campaign.