Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese momentarily lost his footing and appeared to fall off a stage during a campaign event on Thursday. The incident took place at the Mining and Energy Union Conference in New South Wales, where he was posing for photos after delivering his speech.
As he stepped back, he misjudged his footing, causing a brief moment of alarm among the audience. However, Albanese quickly regained his balance, got back on stage, and reassured the crowd by raising both hands to signal he was fine.
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Video footage from the event captured the moment, showing the leader of the centre-left Labor Party briefly tumbling off the stage. When questioned about the incident during an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, he dismissed concerns.
“I stepped back one step. I didn’t fall off the stage … just one leg went down, but I was sweet,” he said.
Albanese is currently campaigning ahead of the national election scheduled for May 3. His Labor Party is in a close race with the conservative Liberal-National opposition, led by Peter Dutton, according to opinion polls.
