‘GROTTY AND GRUBBY’: Hollie Hughes Unloads on Albanese Podcast Controversy

Hollie Hughes and Isaac Butterfield join Karl Stefanovic for a fiery new episode of The Panel. 

The panel weighs in on Anthony Albanese’s controversial “melons’” gaffe, with Hughes declaring his comments “grotty and grubby” and Butterfield questioning whether Australians are seeing a different side of the Prime Minister.

Then, they take on Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi’s support for students skipping school to protest One Nation, prompting Butterfield to declare: “This is what happens when schools brainwash kids” - while Karl calls students leaving school to protest “bad parenting”.

Karl also opens up about his concerns for Australian journalism, why he wants to hear from voices he believes have been overlooked, and why his approach to media is changing.

Plus: Australia’s housing pressures, the future of traditional media, political bias in journalism - and Karl’s mum makes an unexpected appearance.

Hollie Hughes and Isaac Butterfield join Karl Stefanovic on The Panel.