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Australia loses top climate diplomat as COP bid on edge

Ryan Cropp

Australia’s Foreign Affairs Department is operating without its top climate envoy as pressure builds on the Albanese government to ramp up its diplomatic push to secure hosting rights for a major UN summit in Adelaide in 2026.

Climate change ambassador Kristin Tilley left her post on June 27, but the government has yet to find a replacement. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is recruiting for the role, but has not set a date for the appointment of a new ambassador.

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Ryan Cropp is an energy and climate reporter at The Australian Financial Review based in the Canberra bureau.

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