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Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese won't be at COP27 but energy will be on his mind

By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The PM will be notably missing from the COP27 leaders summit in Egypt early next week. Chris Bowen, minister for climate change and energy, will represent Australia later in the conference.

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