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Anthony Albanese has pushed back on isolationism and issued a veiled criticism of Donald Trump’s rejection of climate science , warning the UN that leaders who walk away from big challenges risk being trusted by no one and calling for countries to recommit to international cooperation, to end wars and save the planet from dangerous climate change.

“If we resign ourselves to the idea that war is inevitable, or relegate ourselves to the status of disinterested bystanders, if our only response to every crisis is to insist that there is nothing we can do, then we risk being trusted with nothing,” Albanese told the chamber.

The PM also resurrected a bid for Australia to win a temporary seat on the UN security council in 2029-30 and called for the o

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