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Australian PM jokes about genitalia in hot mic mishap

Headline via The Straits Times · first report 14 Nov, 08:15 IST, latest 14 Nov, 08:27 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Straits Times at 14 Nov, 08:15 IST; the latest is from NDTV at 14 Nov, 08:27 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report14 Nov, 08:15 IST
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A spokesperson said they were “having a joke in between meetings".
In the footage, first broadcast by Australia's Channel Seven on Friday, Albanese and top climate envoy Chris Bowen chat on the sidelines of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey.

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