government committed in another $100,000,000 to foreign aid or humanitarian assistance to afghanistan. it s very well for me to criticise afghanistan. it s very well for me to criticise the british but australia s foreign aid contribution are absolutely paltry. i think is not 21 are absolutely paltry. i think is not ~21% are absolutely paltry. i think is not .21% of gni. were not a big donor, not .21% of gni. were not a big donor, were not .21% of gni. were not a big donor, were not a big giver and were not very donor, were not a big giver and were not very generous when it comes to foreign aid not very generous when it comes to foreign aid. this is a bit of a substantial donation from australia that the substantial donation from australia that the government sent this week. clearly that the government sent this week. clearly that is the only lever that australia clearly that is the only lever that australia sees much of the west having australia sees much of the west
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pope for his leadership over climate change and also on vaccine distribution around the world. at that meeting was all sweetness and light, his encounter with president background of france altogether more difficult after that defence cooperation deal signed between the united states, britain and australia which has cost the french tens of billions in lost submarine contracts. joe biden conceded that the americans had been clumsy over at and had been under the impression that the french had been told. i m not sure whether they can stand made up, they seem to have healed some of their divisions though. john soap up there in rome. the un secretary general antonio ginter as it has also been speaking before copp 26. he has warned that there is a serious risk that the climate summit will fail to deliver. he said some tough decisions will need to be taken in the coming weeks. , ., , ., , weeks. there is a serious risk that glasaow weeks. there is a serious risk that glasgow will weeks. the
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and the sydney morning herald in australia. here in the studio, the bbc s buiness editor, simonjack. cop26, which begins in glasgow this weekend, is supposed to be the moment when the world s nations present individual beefed up pledges to mitigate climate change, agree rules to prevent double counting, and honour previously agreed plans to ensure the poorest countries, too, can adapt to survive. the summit s host, that perennial optimist borisjohnson, says its success or failure is in the balance . the queen, a valuable asset in the last minute lobbying and arm twisting that characterises summits, won t now be there. on medical advice, say courtiers. still, her majesty was caught on microphone recently, saying of cop26 : it is very irritating when they talk, but they don t do. henry, when might we be in the realm of expectation management for the