Антальяд болсон бизнесийн уулзалтын өмнөх яриа телевизийн микрофонд бичигдэж, хоёр сайд үүнийг уулзалтын завсар хошигносон хэрэг хэмээн тайлбарлав.
Австралийн Ерөнхий сайд Энтони Албаниз Туркийн Анталья хотод болсон COP31-ийн үеэр Уур амьсгал, эрчим хүчний сайд Крис Боувентой ярилцахдаа бэлэг эрхтэнтэй холбоотой ёжтой үг хэлжээ. Тэд Австралийн сэргээгдэх эрчим хүчний шилжилтэд хөрөнгө оруулах боломжийг хэлэлцэх бизнесийн уулзалтын өмнө гар утсаа цээж, өмдний халаасанд хийх тухай ярилцаж байв.
Албанизын хэвлэлийн төлөөлөгч AFP агентлагт хэлэхдээ, хоёр сайд уулзалтуудынхаа завсар хошигнож байсан гэжээ. Байгаль орчны сайд Мюррей Ватт бямба гарагт Брисбенд болсон хэвлэлийн бага хурлын үеэр уг явдлыг хүмүүсийн хоорондын хошигнол хэмээн тайлбарласан байна.
Албаниз энэ оны эхээр хошин урлагийн жүжигчин Никки Осборны хөтөлдөг подкастад Австралийн дуучин Кайли Миноугийн тухай зохисгүй үг хэлснийхээ төлөө уучлал хүссэн. Мөн Японы Ерөнхий сайд Санаэ Такаичигийн Австралид айлчлахдаа бэлэглэсэн амтат гуа жимсний талаар хийсэн үйлдэл нь шүүмжлэл дагуулж, сөрөг хүчний удирдагч болон Австралид суугаа Японы Элчин сайд асан түүнийг Такаичигаас биечлэн уучлал хүсэхийг шаардсан юм.
Австрали COP31-ийг Турктэй хамтран зохион байгуулж байгаа бөгөөд Боувен оролцогч орнуудын хэлэлцээг удирдаж байна. Нүүрс, байгалийн хийн олборлолт, экспортоо үргэлжлүүлж буй Австралийг уур амьсгалын манлайлагч гэж нэрлэх боломжгүй хэмээн кампанит ажил өрнүүлэгчид шүүмжилдэг. Албаниз баасан гарагийн уулзалтын дараа АСЕАН-ы дээд хэмжээний уулзалтад оролцохоор Филиппин рүү явсан бол Боувен хэлэлцээг удирдахаар Туркт үлджээ.
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Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has been caught making a crude joke about genitalia with his climate minister in a hot-mic exchange at the COP31 climate summit in Türkiye.
Mr Albanese was chatting with Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister for climate change and energy, before a business roundtable in Antalya on Friday when their conversation was picked up by a television microphone. The event was set to discuss investment opportunities in Australia’s renewable energy transition.
In the clip, Mr Albanese puts his phone in his jacket pocket and advises Mr Bowen not to keep his own near his heart, warning that it could interfere with his rhythm.
Mr Bowen jokes that he is more concerned about keeping his phone out of his trouser pocket.
“Because of your d**k?” Mr Albanese can be heard asking.
“Because of my d**k. That’s rather important, arguably more important than the heart,” Mr Bowen replies, as the pair laugh.
A spokesperson for Mr Albanese told AFP that the two men “were having a joke in between meetings”.
Environment Minister Murray Watt also played down the exchange when asked about it at a press conference in Brisbane on Saturday. “This is really just about people having a joke,” he told reporters, according to the Australian Associated Press.
Earlier this year, Mr Albanese faced criticism after appearing on the Deep Bush podcast, hosted by comedian Nikki Osborne. During the episode, Mr Albanese took part in a game of “shag, marry, date” and said he would “shag” Australian singer Kylie Minogue.
He later released a statement, saying he “apologise[d] unequivocally” to the singer for the remark.
At the same appearance, while talking about a gift of two melons that Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi had brought during an official visit to Australia in May, Mr Albanese mimicked a suggestive gesture made by Ms Osborne.
At the time, opposition leader Angus Taylor called the remarks “beneath the office of prime minister” and said they were insulting, demanding that Mr Albanese personally apologise to Ms Takaichi.
Former Japanese ambassador to Australia Shingo Yamagami also criticised Mr Albanese, accusing the prime minister of having “casually mocked” Ms Takaichi in an article he wrote for The Australian. Crown melons are highly prized in Japan and are traditionally given on special occasions as a mark of respect.
Mr Yamagami urged Mr Albanese to “please enjoy Japan’s sweet and juicy melons without thinking about a woman’s anatomy, and instead focus on what our two countries must do together”, according to ABC News.
In 2015, then prime minister Tony Abbott was recorded laughing at a remark by his immigration minister Peter Dutton, about Pacific island nations threatened by rising sea levels.
“Time does not mean anything when you are about to have water lapping at your door,” Mr Dutton said at the time.
The remarks prompted an angry response from Pacific leaders, particularly those representing low-lying island nations threatened by rising sea levels. Kiribati’s then president Anote Tong said the joke showed “a sense of moral irresponsibility quite unbecoming of leadership in any capacity”, while then foreign minister of the Marshall Islands Tony de Brum condemned the exchange, saying he was “dismayed” that Australian ministers were joking about the threat.
Australia is co-hosting COP31 with Türkiye, with Mr Bowen leading negotiations between participating countries. Its continued production and export of coal and gas have drawn criticism from climate campaigners, who argue that the country cannot claim to be a climate leader while remaining a major fossil fuel exporter.
The prime minister left Antalya shortly after Friday’s business roundtable to travel to the Philippines for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Mr Bowen remained in Türkiye to lead the COP31 negotiations, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
