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Senator Sarah Hanson-Young wears very revealing gown
Anthony Albanese
‘s fiancée
Jodie Haydon
turned heads on Wednesday night when she stepped out at the
Midwinter Ball in Canberra wearing an upcycled gown.
The financial services professional, 45, and the Prime Minister, 61, arrived just before 7.30pm and looked every inch the loved-up couple as they posed for photographs.
Mr Albanese appeared keen to avoid negative attention during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, opting to don a simple black suit, while Ms Haydon chose a glittering gown she last wore in public in 2022.
Melbourne
designer Lucy Laurita restyled the dress, which featured a plunging neckline, with sustainable fashion in mind.
Ms Haydon once again looked sensational in the sequin showstopper she first wore at the 2022 Midwinter Ball.
It comes just days after Ms Haydon was confused for
Australia’s new Governor-General Sam Mostyn
during an embarrassing blunder by the ABC.
ABC News host Gemma Veness was reporting on the swearing-in ceremony which took place at Parliament House on Monday when the mix up occurred.
Ms Haydon walked out of Parliament House that morning alongside Mr Albanese to greet waiting media.
But over the footage,
Veness told viewers: ‘We can see Sam Mostyn on our screens
now arriving in Canberra for that swearing in ceremony.’
A moment later, as the duo approached the cameras, Veness realised her mistake and corrected herself, adding: ‘In fact, my apologies… that is in fact Jodie Haydon.’
Later in the
Senate
, Ms Mostyn was seen smiling as she walked in just as the swearing-in ceremony was about to begin.
Last week the government passed legislation to provide the Governor-General with a $709,000 annual salary – $200,000 more than her predecessor.
The reason for the $200,000 boost follows the constitutional requirement that the Governor-General’s pay cannot be changed in the five-year term and is set in relation to the chief justice of the High Court’s remuneration.
The pay rise sparked outrage among the Coalition and the Greens for being out of touch during a cost of living crisis but ultimately passed through parliament without too much difficulty.
On Monday, politicians from across both major parties filled the Senate to watch as Ms Mostyn, a known republican, vowed to ‘be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty, King Charles III, his heirs and successors according to law’.
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