How low can this prime minister go? Australians deserve better than this."Government frontbencher Tanya Plibersek had earlier defended Mr Albanese's track record, and said the government had strong credentials on women's equality."I'm not going to comment on a podcast I haven't heard I've heard a few seconds of it," Ms Plibersek said on Monday morning, before Mr Albanese issued his apology."If what the prime minister is saying is that he's a fan of Kylie Minogue, I guess that puts him in a group with millions of other Australians, including me."Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles, stepping in for Mr Albanese while he is on a diplomatic tour of the Pacific, told RN Breakfast the government was "utterly committed" to the elevation of women in society."From time to time, we obviously do different interviews to the one we are doing now, but I think the other point to make here is that the government that the PM leads is the first in history that has had equality in terms of the number of men and women in cabinet," he said.ABC News has contacted Kylie Minogue's team and Osborne for comment.