A historic moment for Australia as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese marries his longtime partner Jodie Haydon in a private ceremony at The Lodge, Canberra. Albanese becomes the first sitting Australian PM to wed while in office. The intimate, self-funded wedding was attended by close family, friends, and senior ministers, following a Valentine’s Day proposal in 2024. The couple now begins a new chapter in both their personal and public lives.
00:00Today we're looking at a historic and rather personal moment in Australian political history.
00:21Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has officially married his longtime partner Jody Hayden.
00:30Becoming the first Australian PM to marry while still in office.
00:36The ceremony unfolded in the quiet gardens of The Lodge in Canberra, the PM's official residence.
00:44It was a small, private and entirely self-funded celebration attended only by close family, friends and a handful of senior colleagues.
00:56Now, this milestone comes more than a year after Albanese's Valentine's Day proposal back in February 2024, a moment he later described as heartfelt and long overdue.
01:10And this marriage follows a significant year politically as well, with Albanese returning to office after his 2025 re-election.
01:21Among the guests were some of the most recognizable names in the government.
01:27Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Finance Minister Katie Gallagher, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, ALP National Secretary Paul Erickson and the PM's own Chief of Staff Tim Gartrell.
01:41But at the center of it all was Jody Hayden, someone Australians have come to know gradually over the past few years.
01:52Hayden, who works in financial services, first met Albanese in 2020.
01:59Since then, she has stood beside him at key public events, including his 2022 election campaign and later during milestones in his government's tenure.
02:11She's been widely described as grounded, warm, and deeply supportive, qualities that, according to people close to the couple, played a major role in the stability Albanese found in recent years.
02:27The pair chose to write their own vows, and the ceremony was officiated by a celebrant.
02:34Simple, personal, and very intentional.
02:38As for what's next, the newlyweds will be spending their honeymoon in Australia, with all arrangements privately covered, a detail confirmed by the Prime Minister's office.
02:51This marriage also marks a new chapter for Albanese personally.
02:56He was previously married to former NSW Deputy Premier Carmel Tedbutt, with whom he spent nearly 20 years before separating in 2019.
03:08What makes this moment particularly notable is the blend of the personal and the political.
03:15A reminder that even national leaders live full, evolving lives beyond the public eye.
03:22A private ceremony, a historic first, and a new beginning at the highest level of Australian public life.
03:32Anthony Albanese and Jody Hayden, officially married and stepping into the future together.
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