Albanese defends Australian global climate event after fiery exchange in Palau

On the third day of the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pushed back against criticism aimed towards an Australia-organised United Nations climate event in Fiji and Tuvalu next month. The event will take place before this year’s UN climate change conference, and was organised as part of a compromise between Australia and Türkiye, with the main conference to be held in Antalya, Türkiye, rather than Adelaide. A reporter asked Albanese whether the event was an appropriate use of Australian taxpayer money, as it will only be attended by five world leaders from outside the Pacific. The lead-up event was designed to highlight the impact of climate change on low-lying Pacific nations and the need to take dramatic action to rein in carbon emissions. For more news, visit: sbs.com.au/news