Australia news LIVE: Albanese joins Bowen at UN climate talks; Teals launch donation rush ahead of controversial new rules; Hegseth fires back over impeachment

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Today’s headlines

By Emily Kaine

Hello and welcome back to our live coverage of national and world news this Wednesday, November 11. Here’s what is making news today.

  • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on his way to Turkey to join Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen at the UN’s annual climate negotiations. Bowen has signalled he would like an agreement on electrification to be part of a final COP text, but India, the world’s third-largest greenhouse polluter, has already opposed the proposition.
  • The political fundraising machine behind the teal independents is scrambling to raise millions before new donation caps take effect and has accused Labor and the Coalition of rigging the rules to protect themselves.
  • And in Washington, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed the impeachment proceedings against him as a politically motivated stunt by a disgruntled politician. Hegseth insisted all his actions in office have been legal, including the war in Iran and extrajudicial killing of suspected drug traffickers in international waters.
President of negotiations Chris Bowen speaks during the opening ceremony of the COP31 UNFCCC Climate Conference.