Australia’s Cop31 bid teeters as rival Turkey refuses to withdraw
by Dan Jervis-Bardy and Adam Morton from on (#7000D)
Government rules out using taxpayer funds to buy off competing bid as Pacific leaders urge Turkey to step aside as an act of good faith'
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The Albanese government is privately downplaying expectations of winning the bid to host next year's UN climate conference as rival Turkey refuses to withdraw two months out from the decision date.
The government has ruled out using taxpayer funds to effectively buy off the Turkish bid but experts believe it will need to make other offers if it wants to break the impasse.
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