‘Everyone owns the beach’: Australian PM throws shade in cabana debate

Anthony Albanese says using shade structures to reserve space is not on' as local mayor urges beachgoers to be kind and considerate'

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The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has weighed in on a drama unfolding on the country's beaches, declaring that beachgoers who use portable cabanas to claim a patch of sand are going against the nation's spirit of equality.

Asked about the practice on morning television on Tuesday, Albanese said it was not on".

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