{
  "id": 2219300,
  "title": "Australia news live: PM says he shouldn’t have gone on Bush Deep podcast; home sales to overseas buyers plunge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/australia-news-live-pm-says-he-shouldnt-have-gone-on-bush-deep",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T20:35:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/21/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-melon-podcast-sydney-swans-melbourne-hotel-police-investigation-alan-jones-antisemitism-inquiry-icac-nsw-liberals-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Albanese said now-infamous interview, dubbed ‘melon-gate’, taught him he needs ‘to do better every day’. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has said he should not have appeared on a podcast where he engaged in a joke about the Japanese prime minister’s gift to him of melons. During an appearance on the comedy podcast Bush Deep…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Australia news LIVE: Albanese admits regret over podcast for the first time; Woman at centre of Sydney Swans allegation breaks silence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/australia-news-live-albanese-admits-regret-over-podcast-for-the-first",
        "published": "2026-08-20T20:45:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Australia news LIVE: Albanese admits regret over podcast for the first time; Woman at centre of Sydney Swans allegation breaks silence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/australia-news-live-albanese-admits-regret-over-podcast-for-the-first-2226377",
        "published": "2026-08-20T20:45:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Australia news live: PM says he shouldn’t have gone on Bush Deep podcast; home sales to overseas buyers plunge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/australia-news-live-pm-says-he-shouldnt-have-gone-on-bush-deep-2224537",
        "published": "2026-08-20T21:07:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}