Live: Former Japanese ambassador warns PM over 'insulting' melon gesture
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- SBS Australia·1h agoAlbanese, Japan's PM and melons: Behind the revived row over podcast remark
Opposition leader Angus Taylor said comments Anthony Albanese made about a gift from Japan's prime minister were "insulting".
Read at SBS Australia → - ABC News AU·2h agoCoalition calls on Albanese to apologise to Japan's PM over melon gesture
The Australian prime minister has landed in hot water over a gesture involving two melons, which his office insists was not referring to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's body.
Read at ABC News AU → - The Conversation AU·2h agoView from The Hill: Albanese tried to be ‘hip’, only to let diplomacy slip
Anthony Albanese has been delivered a stinging rebuke from a former Japanese ambassador to Australia over some tasteless joking on a podcast about his prime ministerial counterpart’s gift of two highly valued melons. In a blunt article, Shingo Yamagami, ambassador to Canberra…
Read at The Conversation AU → - Brisbane Times·6h agoOpposition leader calls on PM to apologise for podcast remarks
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to apologise to his Japanese counterpart for comments made on an infamous podcast episode.
Read at Brisbane Times → - Daily Mail News·9h agoJapan fury over Anthony Albanese's 'melons' comment about female PM: 'Crude'
Controversy has erupted over Albanese's comments.
Read at Daily Mail News → - The West Australian·11h agoAnthony Albanese under fire over Sanae Takaichi ‘melons’ remark as former Japan ambassador hits out
Anthony Albanese’s bizarre ‘melons’ exchange has come back to haunt him, with a former ambassador accusing the PM of mocking a crucial ally.
Read at The West Australian → - ABC Australia Top·12h agoLive: Former Japanese ambassador warns PM over 'insulting' melon gesture
Anthony Albanese is accused of being “ungracious” over his description of melons gifted to him by his Japanese counterpart on a podcast. Follow live.
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