Australian PM branded 'grubby' over 'appalling' joke about Japanese leader's melons

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been branded "grubby" over an "appalling" joke about a fruity gift from his Japanese counterpart. Mr Albanese said on a podcast about the worst gift he received from a foreign leader, recalling a time when he received a present that was "pretty strange but ended up being quite good". He said Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gifted him with two crown melons, a prized luxury fruit in the east Asian country, during a state visit to Australia. The Labour Party leader joked, saying Ms Takaichi had brought "a couple of melons... as you do", while mimicking a gesture the podcast's host, Nikki Osborne, made. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The host also joked Japan's Prime Minister "came...

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