{
  "id": 2225407,
  "title": "Live: PM says podcast appearance leading to Minogue, melons gaffes 'an error'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/live-pm-says-podcast-appearance-leading-to-minogue-melons-gaffes-an",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:05:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/federal-politics-live-blog-pm-bush-deep-podcast/107061830"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized for his appearance on the Bush Deep podcast, stating it was an error. The Australian PM's comments on Kylie Minogue and his melon gaffe drew criticism. Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said the PM is human like everyone else. Conroy stated that if he could do it again, he wouldn't have appeared on the podcast.",
  "summary": "The PM says his appearance on an episode of the Bush Deep podcast, which attracted criticism over his comments on Kylie Minogue and his melon gaffe, was \"an error\". Follow live.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}