Coalition denies One Nation coalition plan; PM apologises for 'shag' comment

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says the Coalition wants to win the next election outright and has no plan to govern in a coalition with One Nation.

Liberal frontbencher Dan Tehan yesterday on Insiders pushed back on the suggestion the Coalition could team up to govern with One Nation.

Speaking to Channel Nine this morning, the opposition leader says the Coalition has no plan to govern with One Nation.

"We've got no plan for that. We want to win the next election. I should say, by the way, to people watching, it's still a couple of years away. It's a long way away," Taylor says.

"We've got no plan to enter into a coalition with One Nation. Our plan is to win outright."

Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg says the prime minister's "shag" comment about Kylie Minogue is beneath his office.

In a podcast, the PM was asked who he would "shag, marry, date" out of Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Rhonda Burchmore.

Anthony Albanese initially refused to answer the question, but when pressed, the prime minister said: "Oh, Kylie clearly".

The prime minister has apologised "unequivocally" in a statement this morning for the remarks on the podcast with Nikki Osborne.

But speaking to ABC Radio National Breakfast, Bragg labels the prime minister a "shapeshifter".

"I think these comments were beneath his office. I don't think he should have said them. It's good that he's apologised, but he shouldn't have said it in the first place," Bragg says.

"I just think this guy is a shapeshifter. He will do or say anything to get out of anything."

Richard Marles has pointed to the government's record on women's equality when asked about the PM's "shag" comments on a podcast.

The PM was asked on a podcast with Nikki Osborne who he would "shag, marry, date" out of Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Rhonda Burchmore.

He initially refused to answer the question, but when pressed on who, if his marriage broke down, he replied: "Oh, Kylie clearly."

Speaking to ABC Radio National Breakfast, Marles says the PM is "utterly committed" to the place of women in Australian society.

"From time to time, we do interviews which are obviously different to the one that you and I are doing now," Marles says.

"But I think the other point we need to make here, Sally, is the government that the prime minister leads is the first government in our nation's history which has had equality in terms of women and men in cabinet."

The prime minister and foreign minister are in Fiji today to sign the Vuvale Union treaty with Fiji's PM Sitiveni Rabuka.

The treaty is expected to lock in closer economic and security ties between the two countries.

Deputy PM Richard Marles says the treaty will have a security dimension and will see Australia do more in the defence relationship.

Speaking to ABC Radio National Breakfast, Marles says the Fiji defence component of the treaty is "very important".

"It is true that today the Pacific is a place of greater geostrategic contest than it has been before, and that's part of it. But part of it is really simply about fulfilling what should be Australia's destiny to work with the countries of the Pacific around their development, and this is part of that," Marles says.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese office has released a statement, apologising for the PM's comments on a podcast.

The PM was asked on a podcast with Nikki Osborne who he would "shag, marry, date" out of Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Rhonda Burchmore.

He initially refused to answer the question, but when pressed on who, if his marriage broke down, he replied: "Oh, Kylie clearly."

But this morning, the PM's office released a statement, apologising for the remarks.

"I apologise unequivocally for the comments," the PM said.

Community Strong MP Zali Steggall said it was "entirely inappropriate" for the PM to have weighed in to a question about who he would "shag, marry, date" in a podcast.

The PM was asked on a podcast with Nikki Osborne who he would "shag, marry, date" out of Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Rhonda Burchmore.

He initially refused to answer, but when pressed on who he'd choose if his marriage broke down, he replied: "Oh, Kylie clearly".

Steggall, who represents Warringah on Sydney's northern beaches, says the PM shouldn't have participated in the "game".

"He needs to learn to push back, lead by example and call it out as sexist," Steggall says.

Tanya Plibersek has backed Labor's record on women's equality when quizzed about the PM's recent comments on a podcast.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appeared on a podcast and he was asked by host Nikki Osborne who he would "shag, marry, date".

"Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman or Rhonda Burchmore?" Osborne asked the PM.

The prime minister initially didn't answer, saying: "I've just got married. I'm only six months in."

But pressed by Osborne on what would happen if his marriage broke down, the PM said: "Oh, Kylie clearly".

"You'd marry Kylie and shag her and date her?" Osborne asked. "All of the above," the PM replied.

Asked if the PM should apologise, the social services minister says she hasn't listened to the whole podcast but talked up the government's credentials on women's equality.

"I'm not going to comment on a podcast I haven't heard. I've heard a few seconds of it," Plibersek says.

"If what the prime minister is saying is that he's a fan of Kylie Minogue. I guess that puts him in a group with millions of other Australians, including me. I'm a big fan of Kylie's as well."

Hello and welcome to this morning's federal politics live blog. It's great to have you with us bright and early this Monday!

I'm Josh Boscaini joining you live from Parliament House in Canberra, ready to bring you all today's federal politics news.

The winter parliamentary break might officially be underway but that doesn't mean politics stops.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Fiji to sign the Vuvale Union treaty with Fiji's PM Sitiveni Rabuka, which is set to lock in closer economic and security ties between the two countries.

Without further ado, let's get into the day and see what we get!

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