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Michelle Obama flashes scowl during Barack’s speaking tour in Australia

New York Post logo: MainLogo New York Post 3/27/2023 Jesse O’Neill

Michelle Obama was photographed looking less than enthused as she accompanied her husband on a speaking tour in Australia Monday.

The former first couple touched down in Sydney on a private jet Sunday night before eating lunch at an upscale harborside seafood restaurant Monday, The Daily Mail reported.

As Barack Obama, 61, appeared to revel at working a crowd of adoring Aussie onlookers, shutterbugs caught Michelle, 59, crossing her arms with a sourpuss expression on full display following the couple’s private meal at the Bathers’ Pavilion, which offers a six-course tasting menu with wine pairings for $200.

The Obamas also reportedly met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Monday and were greeted by US ambassador Caroline Kennedy, who served as a diplomat in Japan under the Obama administration.

The trip comes as the former president is slated to speak at a Sydney theater Tuesday ahead of a speaking engagement in Melbourne on Wednesday.

© Provided by New York Post Michelle Obama looked less than enthused during an outing in Sydney.Media-Mode/SplashNews.com © Provided by New York Post Photographers caught the former first lady crossing her arms with a sourpuss expression.MICHELLE HAYWOOD/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock © Provided by New York Post Barack Obama waves to onlookers after leaving the Bathers Pavilion in Balmoral, Sydney, Australia.MICHELLE HAYWOOD/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Tickets for the events reportedly started at $195 but were fetching about double that sum on resale brokers’ websites Monday.

Michelle’s moment of disinterest came months after she admitted she “couldn’t stand” her ambitious husband for about a decade of their 30-year marriage.

The Air Force One-less couple’s choice of transport was panned by media personalities Down Under, who noted that private jets flew in the face of their commitment to promoting conservationist environmental policies.

© Provided by New York Post The former president appeared to revel at working a crowd of adoring Aussie onlookers.Media-Mode/SplashNews.com

The Australian visit reportedly marked Barack and Michelle’s first public appearance together in five months.

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