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12 August 2026

Furor over Albanese's melons joke could force Japan into drama it wanted to avoid

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Furor over Albanese's melons joke could force Japan into drama it wanted to avoid

For a month the Japanese government has studiously remained quiet on Anthony Albanese's melons "joke". But the media frenzy in Australia could be a response it didn't want to make.

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