No. Australians as a whole do not have delusions of grandeur unless it comes to sport!
Neither do they worry about the private lives of their leaders too much. So long as they are doing their job. So the remark you overheard wouldn't be that unusual in Australia.
Plus Australians have such low opinion of politicians anyway that nothing they did would surprise them.
BLARG BLARG HONK!
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