Julie Bishop keen to co-chair 'Bob Brown bank'

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oreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has launched a bid for Australia to co-chair the Green Climate Fund that former Prime Minister Tony Abbott once criticised as "a Bob Brown bank on an international scale".

Foreign Affairs Minister, Julie Bishop, is
 keen to co-chair Green Climate Fund.

A decision on who the next two co-chairs of the fund will be is expected to be made in Zambia late next week.

The co-chair positions are typically held by one developing and one developed country for a period of one year.

Fairfax Media has learnt that Ms Bishop first proposed Australia put its name forward to co-chair the fund when Mr Abbott was still prime minister.

Read The Age story - “Australia bids to co-chair the Green Climate Fund criticised by Tony Abbott.”