At a popular bar in the heart of Melbourne back in 2016, a slightly chubby middle-aged man stood behind a turntable leading the crowd in a sing-a-long to Iggy Pop¡¯s ¡°The Passenger.¡±
¡°It¡¯s a good thing to have fun ¡ª as well as fight Tories,¡± he yelled to the crowd, which responded with applause and chants of ¡°Albo, Albo, Albo.¡±
Six years later, the scarf, t-shirt and beer gut are gone, replaced with a suit, tie and stylish tortoiseshell glasses. And he¡¯s about to be sworn in as Australia¡¯s 31st prime minister.
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