澳大利亚反对党联盟党要求澳大利亚联邦警察调查一份日本政府外交照会的泄露事件[1]。这份照会涉及总理阿尔巴尼斯在2024年7月3日播客采访中的言论，他曾提及日本首相田中雅英进口皇冠甜瓜并配以手势[1]。日本外交官认为这一举动具有侮辱性，于2024年7月13日提交了外交照会[1]。
反对党国防发言人詹姆斯·帕特森和外交事务发言人泰德·奥布莱恩致函要求展开调查，认为这份照会的未经授权披露"可能违反《联邦刑事法典》第122条款"[1]。他们警告称，"如果澳大利亚的双边伙伴形成澳大利亚政府不认真对待未经授权披露的看法，这将对我们的国家利益造成严重损害"[1]。前日本驻澳大利亚大使山上真五撰文称该手势"侮辱性的"且"无知"[1]。日本的外交照会指出澳大利亚媒体对播客采访的报道"耸人听闻"，并表示"不采取任何行动"[1]。
Australia's opposition coalition has called on the Australian Federal Police to investigate the leak of a Japanese diplomatic cable concerning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's podcast comments about Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Masahide and crown melons.[1] The cable, sent by Japan's embassy on July 13, 2024, followed Albanese's July 3 podcast interview in which he made remarks and gestures regarding the Japanese leader's imported melons that Japanese diplomats considered insulting.[1]
The opposition's defence spokesman James Patterson and foreign affairs spokesman Ted O'Brien wrote to authorities arguing that the unauthorized disclosure may violate Section 122 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code.[1] They stated that "if Australia's bilateral partners formed the view that the Australian government did not take seriously unauthorised disclosures, this would cause serious damage to our national interest."[1] The leaked cable itself referenced "sensationalized reporting" by Australian media of the podcast interview and indicated Japan would "take no action" in response.[1] Former Japanese ambassador to Australia Yamauē Shinji characterized the gesture as both "insulting" and "ignorant" in a column published in The Australian.[1]