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Axed North Melbourne coach David Noble has warned his successor to expect more short-term pain at the struggling AFL club.

Noble says he's not surprised at being removed from a job he held for less than two seasons, describing it as the "right call" for himself and club.

Noble departs with just five wins from 38 games as North hierarchy refuse to publicly state their intentions to approach four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson.

"I am comfortable that I gave my all ... but ultimately the scoreboard doesn't make for great reading," Noble told reporters on Tuesday.

Noble said he had laid a foundation for success in the longer term.

"There's a little bit of pain to go before the team really kicks into gear," he said.

"Until you get that next group of 20-gamers into the 50s and the 70s into the hundreds, there is still a little bit to go.

"But it's a great club, it has got a great future ... it's a great opportunity for a coach to come and take on board the challenge.

"I am not going to be here, but we will survive. We will get better, we will make this turn around."

North president Sonja Hood, asked why Noble was removed with six games remaining, said: "Quite simply ... because it's just not working."

The Kangaroos finished bottom last season and have won just once this year. Noble leaves a club on a 14-game losing streak.

"While we appreciate we are at the beginning of a rebuild, it doesn't give us a free pass in terms of expecting competitive performances," Hood told reporters.

"We entered this season optimistic ... the pre-season sentiment internally was overwhelmingly positive.

"Resisting the urge to dream big, we set a simple benchmark: improve on last year ... put simply, we have failed to live up to those expectations.

"We need time. The one thing you can't fast-track in this industry, and any industry, is time."

Hood refused to comment on whether the club had approached Clarkson, a four-time Hawthorn premiership coach who played with the Kangaroos.

Clarkson is taking a year away from coaching and has spoken to GWS about taking their vacant head coaching role next season.

"I am not even going to speculate on it," Hood said.

She denied speculation the Roos had sounded out current West Coast coach Adam Simpson about returning to the club where he played.

Kangaroos players assembled at the club's Arden Street headquarters on Tuesday morning and Noble told them of his departure, describing it as "one of the hardest things I have ever done".

"They were shattered," he said of the players.

"There was a lot of tears, a lot of emotion ... it was bloody tough."

The pressure on Noble intensified when North brought in former administrator Geoff Walsh to review the football department late last month.

He was sacked at crisis meetings on Monday by a club which was also rocked in May when national recruiting manager Mark Finnigan and list manager Glenn Luff walked out.

Assistant coach Leigh Adams will be North's interim coach for the rest of the season, starting with Saturday's clash against Richmond.

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Australia's Agriculture Minister Murray Watt will head to Jakarta for high-level talks with the Indonesian government over its response to foot and mouth disease.

The highly contagious livestock disease was detected in the archipelago in May and spread to Bali last week.

"They are as concerned about this as we are, if not more so because it is running through their country," Senator Watt told a press conference in Sydney on Tuesday.

The spread of the disease to Bali has increased the chances of the disease reaching Australia, which is free of foot and mouth, because of the large traveller numbers between the two countries.

"We know how serious this is and we are determined to stop it getting into our country," Senator Watt said.

"I will be making clear to the Indonesian government that we are more than happy to continue supporting them in their efforts."

Senator Watt, who will head to Indonesia on Wednesday, told AAP the government is taking action to stop the disease from reaching Australia.

"This two-pronged approach is about strengthening our biosecurity defences at home, and supporting Indonesia to manage and contain its own outbreak," he said.

Last week, biosecurity measures were strengthened at Australian airports after the livestock disease was discovered in the holiday destination of Bali.

Each flight returning from Indonesia or coming in from Indonesia is being boarded by biosecurity officers and a message is being played to passengers about the threat of foot and mouth disease, and what they can do to stop it.

Extra detector dogs are also operating at Darwin and Cairns airports.

Foot and mouth disease would cost the domestic agriculture industry $80 billion if it spread here.

Last week, the minister met with about 80 farm, food and biosecurity groups to share information on the government's new measures.

"We have increased the number of passengers who are being screened. We have increased the luggage that's being screened. We've increased parcels that are being screened," Mr Watt said on Tuesday.

Also travelling to Indonesia are National Farmers' Federation president Fiona Simson and Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer Mark Schipp.

Ms Simson, who is flying to Jakarta on Tuesday, says Australia must help Indonesia fight the disease.

"Indonesia is one of our most important trade and diplomatic partners," she told AAP.

"We're working closely with Minister Watt and supporting him on this trip to Indonesia to understand the situation first hand and explore options for how we can support our partners in Indonesia."

Farmers are also urging people returning to Australia from holidays in Bali to throw out their thongs before arriving to help stop the spread of foot and mouth disease.

Ms Simson said travellers who buy themselves a new pair of shoes after their holiday will be performing an act of national service.

"Foot and mouth disease loves to hitchhike on shoes," Ms Simson said.

"That means your dirty old holiday pluggers could be the thing that brings this disaster to our shores."

Travellers should clean off their footwear, wash their clothes, avoid going near any animals while abroad and avoid animal contact when they return.

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Anthony Albanese has urged greater investment in renewable energy throughout the Indo-Pacific as a means of addressing climate and economic issues.

The prime minister's speech came as Australia and the US signed a deal to develop and deploy zero-emissions technology and co-operate on critical minerals supply chains.

In a speech at the Sydney Energy Forum on Tuesday, Mr Albanese called for more people in the sector to work together on clean energy investments in a bid to help reach net-zero targets.

Mr Albanese said it would be critical for investment to increase across the region in the sector, to limit the effects of climate change.

"It is essential that the unprecedented levels of investment in clean energy technologies required over the coming decades unlocks more diverse and secure supply chains than we have today," he said.

"Together, we can ensure better access to affordable, reliable and secure clean energy right across the Indo-Pacific as we move to a net-zero world."

The Indo-Pacific region accounted for 80 per cent of private investment globally in clean energy in 2021.

"This will only increase because if the world is to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, our investment in clean energy must more than triple," Mr Albanese said.

"Meeting this demand will require a renewable energy supply around six times greater than our region's current annual solar and wind energy generation. The numbers shouldn't daunt us. They should energise us."

The focus on the Indo-Pacific in the address comes as the prime minister prepares to fly to Fiji on Wednesday for the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva.

The forum will have climate change high on the agenda.

Mr Albanese said the country's greater emphasis on renewable energy as part of Australia's power-supply mix was welcomed by Pacific nations.

"Australia will once again be a trusted global partner on climate action," he said.

"I am ambitious about what we can achieve together."

The speech comes after an energy supply crisis across much of Australia's east coast, forcing the market operator to intervene.

The prime minister said the energy situation was challenging, following a lack of investment in renewables from the previous government.

International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol congratulated Australia for its stronger climate targets, which the government intends to legislate when parliament returns later this month.

Dr Birol, who acknowledged the world was enduring its "worst global energy crisis", said government responses were pointing to the crisis being a turning point in policy.

"When I look at governments today, their agendas for a clean energy future are driven by economic realities, clear climate commitments, and at the same time national security factors," he told the forum.

"These three factors coming together is a very powerful combination and I see many countries are seeking clean energy technologies as a response to the current crisis."

The Labor government has a climate policy of a 43 per cent cut in emissions by 2030 and net-zero by 2050, which it has submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and will seek to legislate later this month.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen and his US counterpart Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday signed the Australia-United States Net Zero Technology Acceleration Partnership, which would bring together industry and researchers to commercialise new technologies.

Australia's CSIRO and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory also signed a memorandum of understanding on developing clean energy technologies.

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