Pacific leaders welcome Australia’s ‘renewed commitment’ to climate change

Albanese hails Pacific Island Leaders Forum a success but Fiji's prime minister says Australia must end its fossil fuel addiction'

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Pacific leaders have welcomed Australia's renewed commitment" on climate change and interest in co-hosting a United Nations climate summit with Pacific nations, as Anthony Albanese heralds a successful reset of relationships in the region.

At the close of the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva on Thursday, leaders emerged on time and smiling from their daylong leaders' retreat, before cutting a cake with a ceremonial sword and posing for a selfie when Albanese pulled out his phone.