Albanese apologises for hot-mic gaffe and says he welcomes Trump-Xi-Putin talks
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The prime minister has had a lot to say on what he'll do and who he won't meet as world leaders gather for the ASEAN leaders' summit and APEC meeting this week. Meanwhile, the Liberals and Labor have launched their campaigns in Victoria.
Anthony Albanese’s worldwide tour tops a lot of news publications this morning, as the prime minister meets with fellow leaders at the ASEAN summit and apologises for comments he and Chris Bowen made about phone radiation and “dicks”.
To get the latter bit out the way, Albanese used his press conference in Manila on Sunday to apologise for the hot-mic gaffe he and his energy minister made during COP31 when they were overheard talking about keeping phones away from their genitalia.
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