Australia news live: Albanese apologises for podcast comment about Kylie Minogue; auction clearances below 50% again

Meanwhile Queensland premier vows to imprison more youth offenders at party state conference. Follow today’s news livePlibersek backs Albanese: ‘I’m a big fan of Kylie’s as well’Tanya Plibersek appeared on Sunrise this morning to back the prime minister, too.I’m not going to comment on a podcast that I haven’t listened to.If what the prime minister is saying is he’s a fan of Kylie Minogue, I guess that puts him in a group with millions of other Australians, including me.What I’d say on women’s equality in this country is no government’s been better for it, and no prime minister’s been better for it.No government has done more for women’s health … We’re working on women’s equality every single day and we’re delivering on women’s equality every single day.The government that the prime minist