Newcastle had its presence felt on a world stage this week as a documentary by a Hunter filmmaking company was screened in Fiji amid the high-level world leader meetings before the United Nations' climate change conference COP31 next month.
A "pre-COP" string of meetings hosted by Australia, Fiji and Tuvalu this month made national headlines as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese weathered straining political tensions at home, and the Climate Minister Chris Bowen defended the talks in the Pacific as crucial for drawing the world's attention to the region as the climate crisis unfolds there.
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