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Australia now the world’s third-biggest nation for utility-scale batteries behind China and the US. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australia’s involvement is “very good value for money”.Mr T [is] out there saying it’s $200m. He’s lying. Secondly, these things do cost money. It cost money when John Howard chaired Apec. It cost money when Tony Abbott chaired G20. They were good for the country and the Labor party supported them because we’re a patriotic party. So this is an opportunity for Australia to play an outsized role in the climate negotiations.This is