Anthony Albanese praises his son Nathan with 11 touching words in election 2025 victory speech – as he gets set to marry Jodie Haydon as PM

The Prime Minister has praised his son in a touching tribute during his victory speech in the wake of his landslide federal election victory.

Anthony Albanese said his son Nathan was ‘a fine young man who I am just so proud of’ in front of hundreds of Labor supporters at the Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club near his Sydney home suburb of Marrickville on Saturday night. 

Albanese also thanked supporters and his fiancée, Jodie Haydon, as cheering and applause rang through the venue.  

‘To my son, Nathan, who has grown into a fine young man who I am just so proud of. Thank you.

‘And to Jodie …I am so grateful for your support, your friendship and your love. You make me so happy. Which matters. 

‘You have my heart, I love you and I look forward to living our lives together.’

Nathan was born to Albanese and his ex-wife Carmel Tebbutt and has a degree in business from the University of Technology, Sydney. 

Albanese is set to marry Jodie in the coming months.  

The Prime Minister held his son’s arm aloft on the stage at election night 2022, in a very similar moment.

He then called Nathan his ‘proudest achievement’ and embraced him in front of supporters.

The following year, however, the uni graduate was involuntarily dragged into the public eye.

Mr Albanese had procured his son a membership of the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge – a privilege typically reserved for celebrities, executives and big name politicians.

Also, it was revealed Mr Albanese had pulled some strings back when he was opposition leader to secure an internship for Nathan at PwC after speaking with the company’s government relations boss, according to the Australian Financial Review.

When Mr Albanese was grilled about the Qantas controversy, he declared his son was ‘not a public figure’, and, for the past couple of years, the 24-year-old has remained out of the public eye.