The melons rolled quite gently out of the gate – then suddenly became an avalanche for Albanese | Weekly Beast

Anthony Albanese found himself in a diplomatic crisis after an interview on the Bush Deep podcast with comedian Nikki Osborne. The interview, which initially seemed like a softball chat, took a crass turn when the prime minister joked about receiving "a couple of melons" from Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Albanese later apologized "unequivocally" for the comments. Despite the initial media silence, the incident resurfaced a month later, drawing attention to the Coalition who turned it into a diplomatic crisis.