Saturday 21 May 2022 02:22 AM Anthony Albanese's ex-wife Carmel Tebbutt hands out Labor flyers on Election Day trends now
Anthony Albanese's ex-wife Carmel Tebbutt has continued to support her former husband during his election campaign by handing out flyers for one of his frontbenchers at a polling booth.
Ms Tebbutt wore matching blue pants and a jacket along with a red scarf- the Labor Party's signature colour - outside Carlton South Public School, in Sydney's south, on Saturday.
The former deputy premier of NSW cradled a stack of flyers endorsing ALP candidate Linda Burney in the seat of Barton - which is next door to Mr Albanese's seat of Grayndler in Sydney's inner-south - while she mingled with voters.
Her show of support came as her former husband spent the morning with his new partner Jodie Haydon at a polling booth at Carnegie Primary School in Melbourne.
Anthony Albanese 's ex-wife Carmel Tebbutt has continued to support her former husband during his election campaign by handing out flyers at a polling booth
Ms Tebbutt wore matching blue pants and a jacket along with a red scarf - the Labor Party's signature colour - outside Carlton South Public School, in Sydney's south, on Saturday
Her show of support came as her former husband spent the morning with his new partner Jodie Haydon at a polling booth at Carnegie Primary School in Melbourne
Mr Albanese was in town to support Higgins Labor candidate Michelle Ananda-Rajah.
Excited supporters crowded around him with several of them offering their pet dogs for him to hold.
The Opposition leader smiled ear to ear as he held an adorable cavoodle in his arms while a gushing Ms Haydon patted the animal.
Ms Tebbutt has been supporting Mr Albanese throughout his election campaign, even minding her former husband's beloved cavoodle Toto, three years after she suddenly walked out on their marriage.
The 58-year-old was seen taking Toto for a run near her home in Sydney's inner-west on Tuesday, while the Labor leader was on the hustings in Perth.
Asked if Ms Tebbutt supported his bid to lead the country, Mr Albanese told Daily Mail Australia, 'Absolutely she does'.
'She's out there campaigning for me to be prime minister,' he said.
A fit-looking Ms Tebbutt took Toto for a jog around the neighbourhood on Tuesday morning before heading back home.
Mr Albanese and Ms Tebbutt have a son Nathan who turned 21 last December and stays at both their houses. The pair jointly organised his birthday party.
The former deputy premier of NSW cradled a stack of flyers endorsing Barton ALP candidate Linda Burney while she mingled with voters
Mr Albanese hit it off with supporters with several of them eager for him to hold their pet dogs
The Opposition leader was in Melbourne to throw his support behind Higgins candidate Michelle Ananda-Rajah
'It was a really good night, 'Mr Albanese said. 'We both spoke at the 21st. It was a good occasion.
'I have a fantastic relationship with my son, which is great. He's terrific.'
Ms Tebbutt, who is CEO of the NSW Mental Health Co-ordinating Council, was providing assistance to Mr Albanese as he continued to criss-cross the nation ahead of Saturday's poll.
Mr Albanese said their relationship was 'fine'.
'She's looking after Toto at the moment,' he Albanese said. 'She's been helping in very practical ways. We talk regularly about what Nathan's doing, or the dog.'
Mr Albanese has spoken of being blindsided when Ms Tebbutt ended their 19-year marriage - and 30-year relationship - on New Year's Day in 2019.
'It was a life-changing thing because it wasn't expected,' the 59-year-old told Daily Mail Australia last Friday.
Mr Albanese has spoken of being blindsided when Ms Tebbutt ended their 30-year relationship on New Year's Day in 2019. 'It was a life changing thing because it wasn't expected,' the 59-year-old Daily Mail Australia last Friday
Ms Tebbutt, who is CEO of the NSW Mental Health Co-ordinating Council, was providing practical assistance to Mr Albanese ahead of Saturday's poll. 'She's looking after Toto at the moment,' Mr Albanese said
Toto has featured regularly during the election campaign, and kept Mr Albanese company when he was trapped in his inner-west home after contracting Covid. Mr Albanese shared a snap on social media of himself with Toto and campaign draft speeches in April
'So it was a shock and I found it quite personally traumatic because I didn't understand it.
'What I had to come to terms with was I needed to accept it rather than understand it. And I did that. Real life is complex and things get thrown at you.'
Mr Albanese is now in a relationship with 43-year-old First State Super finance worker Jodie Haydon, who he met more than 12 months after Ms Tebbutt left him.
The couple appears relaxed and happy together but Albanese won't use words like love publicly.
'I think successful personal relationships are ones that are personal,' he