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

<p>Hollie Hughes and Isaac Butterfield join Karl Stefanovic for a fiery new episode of The Panel. </p><p>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.</p><p>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”.</p><p>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.</p><p>Plus: Australia’s housing pressures, the future of traditional media, political bias in journalism - and Karl’s mum makes an unexpected appearance.</p><p>Hollie Hughes and Isaac Butterfield join Karl Stefanovic on The Panel.</p><p><br></p>