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INTERVIEW: Penny Wong on the upcoming Albanese-Trump meeting and Australia's bid to host COP31

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has held meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Source: SBS News

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the upcoming meeting between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump will seek to advance areas of co-operation but also underline issues of sovereignty.


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Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the upcoming meeting between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump will seek to advance areas of co-operation but also underline issues of sovereignty.


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World leaders are attending the 80th United Nations General Assembly at a time of intensifying global conflict and amid the colliding impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss.

The challenges have tested the United Nation's multilateral system.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has held a number of meetings on the sidelines of the event, including with her Iranian counterpart, after Iran's ambassador in Australia was expelled over evidence it directed antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.

Penny Wong is speaking here with SBS Chief Political Correspondent, Anna Henderson.


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