Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has defended Tasmanian Labor MP Brian Mitchell after he made fun of women's bladders in a historic tweet - which has since been deleted.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has agreed it was inappropriate for Labor MP Brian Mitchell to make fun of women's bladders but insists his comments were made "well before" he was a member of parliament.
Mr Albanese was asked whether it was appropriate for the Member of Lyons, who was elected to the seat in 2016, to make a joke about women not being able to hold onto their bladders.
"We're celebrating Mother's Day tomorrow. Studies suggest up to about 50 per cent of women after giving birth experience (urinary) incontinence, it's a major issue among women," 7News reporter Jennifer Bechwati told Mr Albanese.
"How is it appropriate for your member for Lyons Brian Mitchell to tweet: 'If this debate doesn't wrap up soon, we're going to need mops. Women don't do well holding on'."
The comments suggested a 2011 debate at ALP national conference was going on for so long, some women might lose control of their bladders.
"I hadn't seen that tweet, when was it from?" Mr Albanese replied.
"2011. Still not appropriate right?" Ms Bechwati responded.
"No, of course it's not appropriate, of course it's not appropriate," Mr Albanese said.
"But that's at a time well before he was a member of parliament. I'm sure that Mr Mitchell regrets that and it's not appropriate."
The Tasmanian Labor MP deleted his Twitter account after news.com.au brought some of his bizarre Facebook and Twitter posts to light.
In one Facebook post, Mr Mitchell suggested Labor frontbencher Ed Husic was adept at "massaging boobies".
"Chiefly MP outlines the new benefits of… massaging boobies," the post wrote.
In another Tweet, Mr Mitchell explains the extent he would go to get his hands on an IPad2.
"I would gargle balls for money to buy an Ipad 2," he wrote.
Mr Mitchell has since apologised for his "insensitive" comments.
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