29 Sep '26 03:19
Anthony Albanese’s (Australian Prime Minister) famous “houso” childhood story – the invalid mum on the pension, the knife-and-fork moment, sliding down the stairs on her bum – has been sold as his superhero origin story for decades. But the details keep shifting. Night cleaner one day, crippled invalid the next. Grandmother written out when it suits. A carefully polished version of the truth that helped win votes.