Health Minister Mark Butler has defended Anthony Albanese after the prime minister’s latest apology over a controversial podcast appearance in which he made a suggestive gesture while talking about crown melons gifted by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and nominated Kylie Minogue for “all of the above” in a game of “marry, date, shag”.
Albanese issued the apology on ABC’s 7.30 on Thursday: “If I had my time again, which you don’t, then I wouldn’t have done that podcast,” he said.
“We have a view which is trying to talk to as many people as possible, but clearly, that was an error.”
Butler rushed to the defence of Albanese, who has faced…
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