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Ahead of the UN climate change conference, Scott Morrison says Australia is 'not in the business of telling other countries what to do'. 

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends the G20 Official Welcome and Family photo and chats with Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau in Rome on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Picture: Adam Taylor
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends the G20 Official Welcome and Family photo and chats with Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau in Rome on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Picture: Adam Taylor

Welcome to PoliticsNow, The Weekend Australia's live coverage of the latest headlines from Canberra as well as updates on the nation's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Scott Morrison is urging world leaders to allow nations to forge their own paths on net-zero emissions, with Australia “not in the business of telling other countries what they should be doing”.

Earlier, the Prime Minister pushed back against Joe Biden’s claim that Australia was 'clumsy' in exiting its $90bn French submarine deal.

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