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  "id": 616954,
  "title": "Melon-gate was a non-issue in Japan. How did it get elevated to a crisis in Australia? | Malcolm Farr",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/melon-gate-was-a-non-issue-in-japan-how-did-it-get-elevated-to-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T23:35:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/12/albanese-melons-comment-japan-pm-media-created-crisis"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Anthony Albanese’s comments about melons given to him by Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi continue to make headlines weeks after they were made Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The government continues to face an all-out effort, led by parts of the media, to depict Anthony Albanese as the Benny Hill of…",
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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."
}