NSW election 2023: Anthony Albanese turns back on cameraman to tuck into ‘democracy’ sausage

Anthony Albanese awkwardly turned away from cameramen before eating a sausage roll after feeling self-conscious during a visit to a polling station.

The prime minister made the bizarre gesture while visiting a polling booth in Sydney’s north-west constituency of Ryde on Saturday.

He had turned up to support Labor candidate Lyndal Howison in the New South Wales election and decided to end his visit with a sausage roll.

Albanese seemed to become self-conscious about her food as cameramen milled around her.

His political associates have been mocked before for the way they ate their favorite election snack.

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten was mercilessly ridiculed when he bit into the side of his sausage roll in 2016, while Peter Dutton awkwardly ate a Dagwood dog at a Brisbane carnival in 2022.

Mr. Albanese tried to avoid the same embarrassing fate by holding a paper plate in front of his sausage roll.

“They’re going to try to get the sausage shot, it’s not going to happen,” he said.

Mr. Albanese then turned his back to the cameramen before taking a big bite of the sausage roll.

Ms. Howison found the humor in the situation and stood in front of the cameramen to block their view.

Bennelong Labor member Jerome Laxale laughed as he tried to shield Mr Albanese with his jacket.

Mr. Albanese seemed to pull off the perfect bite despite making a fuss about it.

NSW Labor leader Chris Minns was busy spending the morning mingling with voters at Panania Public School in Sydney’s inner southwest.

She managed to spare a moment to stir the pot by revealing the unusual way in which she enjoyed her sausage roll.

“I am controversially opting for mustard and tomato, I am concerned that it will scare away some voters,” he said.

‘I don’t know, I’m worried about that right now.’

His revelation came when the website Democracy Sausage chronicled the best place to get a voter tip.

Meanwhile, chef Josh Niland is offering a sausage sizzle on white bread, tomato jam and roasted onion for $16 at outlets in Waterloo and Paddington, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Perrottet is seeking a fourth consecutive term for his Liberal-National coalition, while Minns hopes Labor will return 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 election day morning.

“So, same breakfast, same coffee at exactly the same time,” he told the Today Show on Saturday morning.

‘I did an exercise at exactly the same minute. Yes, I am deeply superstitious.

Minns revealed that she managed to get a good night’s sleep for the first time in a long time.

“I don’t know if that’s a good or bad omen,” he said.

We are in the cabins very early. Just encouraging everyone to go out and vote for local candidates. It’s time for a change.’

Perrottet appeared calm and revealed that he had texted Minns the night before wishing her well and that he had been texting his predecessor Gladys Berejiklian.

“We’ve been texting and you know she’s been a huge support to me,” he said.

‘Obviously we worked very closely in my previous role as treasurer for five years.

“She was a great Prime Minister and it’s been our team over the last decade that really took NSW from being the worst performing economy to being the strongest.”