| If anyone doubted Anthony Albanese’s commitment to public service, look no further than his impromptu stage dive yesterday. Albo had just been warning of the dangers of earthquakes in the Hunter Region when an extremely localised seismic event occurred beneath his feet. The PM fell from the stage — or, as he later put it, gracefully dismounted — thus providing the Australian people with the most entertaining moment of the campaign so far. It was a bold and selfless move by the PM to deliver some much needed colour and movement — a rather sudden movement — to a first week that had all the dynamism of a pile of unwashed dishes. But then we got to Day 8 of the campaign and the first head-to-head showdown of the two leaders in Western Sydney this morning.  Warren Brown depicts the 'Trump bump' and its impact on a hapless Albo. CHECK OUT MORE GREAT CARTOONS HERE Albanese and Peter Dutton descended on the Blacktown Workers Club for The Daily Telegraph’s Future Western Sydney forum and immediately commenced a bidding war for the hearts and minds of suburban Australia. As a display of sheer brute force politics, the PM played a blinder. He brought half his cabinet, their army of staffers and the travelling press pack with him to hear his carefully detailed speech, plus a friendly dig in a Q&A with Editor Ben English. Asked if he was heading to Homebush to watch his beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs take on mortal enemies the Roosters, the PM lamented he was not. “I’m not allowed to have fun anymore,” he joked. “I get in trouble.” READ JOE HILDEBRAND'S FULL ANALYSIS HERE | 
