Anthony Albanese awkwardly turned his back on cameramen before tucking into a sausage roll after becoming self-conscious during a visit to a polling station.
The Prime Minister made the bizarre gesture while visiting a polling booth in the Ryde electorate, in north-west Sydney, on Saturday.
He had shown up to support Labor candidate Lyndal Howison in the NSW election and decided to cap off his visit by enjoying a sausage roll.
Mr Albanese appeared to become self-conscious of his food as cameramen swarmed around him
Mr Albanese then turned his back on the cameramen before taking a hefty bite out of the sausage roll
Mr Albanese appeared to become self-conscious of his food as cameramen swarmed around him.
His political associates have previously been mocked for the manner in which they have eaten the election favourite snack.
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten was mercilessly pilloried when he took a bite out of the side of his sausage roll in 2016, while Peter Dutton awkwardly ate a Dagwood dog at a Brisbane Carnival in 2022.
Mr Albanese attempted to avoid the same embarrassing fate by holding a paper plate in front of his sausage roll.
‘They’re going to try and get the sausage shot, it’s not going to happen,’ he said.
Mr Albanese then turned his back on the cameramen before taking a hefty bite out of the sausage roll.
Ms Howison found the humour in the situation and stood in front of the cameramen to block their view.
Labor member for Bennelong Jerome Laxale laughed as he tried to shelter Mr Albanese with his blazer.
Mr Albanese appeared to pull off the perfect bite despite making a fuss about it.
NSW Labor leader Chris Minns was busy spending his morning mingling with voters at Panania Public School, in Sydney’s inner south-west.
He managed to spare a moment to stir the pot by revealing the unusual way he enjoyed his sausage roll.
Anthony Albanese awkwardly turned his back on cameramen before tucking into a sausage roll after becoming self conscious
Mr Albanese appeared to pull off the perfect bite despite making a fuss about it
‘I’m controversially going with mustard and tomato, I’m worried that’s going to turn off a few voters,’ he said.
‘I don’t know, I’m worried about it now.’
His revelation came as the Democracy Sausage website chronicled the best place to get a snag while voting.
Meanwhile, chef Josh Niland is offering a sausage sizzle with white bread, tomato jam and grilled onion for $16 at outlets in Waterloo and Paddington, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Mr Perrottet is seeking a fourth consecutive term for his Liberal-National coalition while Mr Minns is hoping to return Labor to government for the first time in 12 years.
The Opposition leader admitted he was ‘deeply superstitious’ and made no changes to his routine on the morning of election day.
‘So same breakfast, same coffee at exactly the same time,’ he told the Today Show on Saturday morning.
‘I did a work out at exactly the same minute. Yes, I’m deeply superstitious.’
Mr Minns revealed he managed to get in a good night’s sleep for the first time in a while.
‘I don’t know whether that’s a good or bad omen,’ he said.
‘We’re on the booths bright and early. Just encouraging everybody to get out and vote for the local candidates. It’s time for a change.’
Mr Perrottet appeared calm revealing he had sent Mr Minns a text the night before wishing him well and that he had been texting his predecessor Gladys Berejiklian.
‘We’ve been texting each other and you know she’s been a great support for me,’ he said.
‘We obviously worked very closely together in my previous role as treasurer for five years.
‘She was a great premier and it’s been our team over the last decade that’s really turned around NSW from being the worst performing economy to the strongest.’
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten was mercilessly pilloried after he took a bite out of the side of his sausage roll in 2016 while Peter Dutton awkwardly ate a Dagwood dog at a Brisbane Carnival in 2022
Peter Dutton was mocked after he awkwardly ate a Dagwood dog at a Brisbane Carnival in 2022