Anote Tong has had quite a week. The former president of Kiribati has been in Australia to advocate for more robust action on climate change, which threatens to wipe out his Pacific home within a matter of decades as sea levels rise.
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| Former Kiribati president Anote Tong is advocating for robust action on climate change. |
But on Wednesday he got caught up in controversy when reports emerged that Australia’s environment minister, Melissa Price, allegedly told him it was “always about the cash” when Pacific Islands leaders came to Australia.
Read the story from The Guardian by Kate Lyons - “‘Not happy’: Australia must act on climate, says former Kiribati leader.”
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