FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Friday, June 10, 2022. Australia will be represented by its government leader plus three former leaders at Shinzo Abe’s state funeral this month in an extraordinary mark of respect for Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. Albanese said on Thursday, Sept. 8 that former Prime Ministers John Howard, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull would join Australia’s official delegation. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)