Australia's climate stance savagely condemned at New York summit

By Nick O'Malley
Updated September 27 2014 - 1:19am, first published 12:15am
Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott speaks at the 69th United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2014 in New York City. Photo: Andrew Burton/AFP
Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott speaks at the 69th United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2014 in New York City. Photo: Andrew Burton/AFP

The United Nations has an awkward habit of using celebrities to give voice to its key concerns, at once amplifying its messages and somehow diminishing their significance.

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