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Friday, 15 July 2022

pn919. Pacific leaders welcome Australia’s ‘renewed commitment’ to climate change

 

Albanese hails Pacific Island Leaders Forum a success but Fiji’s prime minister says Australia must end its ‘fossil fuel addiction’

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Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese (L) shares a lighter moment with Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama during the family photo at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Suva
Australia must end its ‘fossil fuel addiction, including coal’, Fiji prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, pictured at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) with Anthony Albanese in Suva, says. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images

Pacific leaders have welcomed Australia’s “renewed commitment” on climate change and interest in co-hosting a United Nations climate summit with Pacific nations, as Anthony Albanese heralds a successful reset of relationships in the region.

At the close of the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva on Thursday, leaders emerged on time and smiling from their daylong leaders’ retreat, before cutting a cake with a ceremonial sword and posing for a selfie when Albanese pulled out his phone.  Read more.

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