Live: Teal MP urges Albanese to 'pick up phone' and apologise for melon gaffe

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing renewed pressure to personally apologise to his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, after making a gesture about melons she had gifted him. A Teal MP is pushing for direct contact between the two leaders to resolve the diplomatic incident, ABC News Australia reports.

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