Peter Dutton wishes Anthony Albanese ‘happy retirement’ in cheeky FM radio challenge

Peter Dutton has taken a cheeky swipe at Anthony Albanese’s recent property purchase, saying the $4.3 million NSW Central Coast house was his “retirement home”.

Appearing on Perth’s Nova FM on Tuesday morning, the Opposition Leader took part in a challenge set by hosts Nathan Morris, Nat Locke and Shaun McManus to draw something for the Prime Minister.

Mr Albanese had previously drawn a crude image of Mr Dutton, which the hosts presented to the Opposition Leader.

“We did a thing here where we did a challenge where one of us that was drawing, and that was Albo, was given a butcher’s paper pad, a texta, and then he was given a word, and then I had to stand behind him, and guess what he had drawn . . . the word was Peter Dutton,” Morris said.

“This is an original by Anthony Albanese.”

Taking a framed copy of the portrait, Mr Dutton said: “That’s impressive, and that really sums up the PM’s total skill set there.”

“He’s an overachiever . . . there’s a striking resemblance . . . and the big smile as well I like.”

But the hosts offered the Opposition Leader the chance to response, taking up a pen to draw the Prime Minister’s new home purchase a $4.3 million home in Copacabana, NSW last year.

“This is Copacabana, the retirement home,” Mr Dutton said, writing: “Happy retirement”.

“What do you think,” Dutton asked.

“You know what, polite but also kicks him in the balls,” Morris said.

Asked about the purchase on Sunday, Mr Albanese denied the property was a sign his three-decades long run in politics was due to end.

“I’ve met someone I want to spend the rest of my life with, and what happens when people make that decision, if they’re in a position to, they go and get a mortgage together,” the Prime Minister said.

“And it’s mortgaged, and I sold another property, a property that I had in order to assist with that, so that down the track … we can have somewhere close to where Jodie grew up, where Jodie’s parents and family all are.

“And it wasn’t a political decision. It was very much a personal one.”

Mr Dutton’s three day trip to Perth came as a Newspoll showed a majority of Australians now believed the most likely outcome from the election was a Coalition Government.