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Australia backs climate 'talkfest' despite leader snubs
Australia's climate minister has launched a spirited defence of the Pacific pre-...
Fiji reveals pre-COP attendees at Pacific summit
Fiji has revealed the first batch of attendees for the Pacific pre-COP climate t...
Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm moves towards community control
The Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm is set to move towards Aboriginal community cont...
Jackson Clark 5 Aug 2026
Pacific calls for fairer global biodiversity reporting ahead of COP17
Pacific nations have warned the first global review of the Kunming-Montreal Glob...
Rebekah Rasmussen 4 Aug 2026
Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change
Foreign leaders are being urged to not avert their gaze from the impacts of clim...
Pacific envoys appointed to push island priorities at COP31

Kristina Eonemto Stege from the Marshall Islands, Inia Seruiratu from Fiji and Ruel Yamuna from Papua New Guinea have been formally appointed as Pacific COP31 Envoys to push the region's climate prior...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 18, 2026
Future certain for Olympic Dam but not Traditional Owners

A landmark update of a decades-old Indenture agreement guiding development at Olympic Dam and copper-rich Gawler Craton was ratified by the South Parliament on Tuesday despite serious concerns from af...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 17, 2026
Australian ministers' visit pursues 'transformative agreement' to strengthen cooperation with Fiji

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy will this week travel to Fiji as part of what the federal government describes as its "efforts to deepen ties and strengt...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 5, 2026
Bougainville landowners demand mining companies halt reopening of copper pit

Traditional landowners are fighting back against plans to reopen an existing Bougainville copper mine which has remained dormant for nearly four decades.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 5, 2026
Pacific women, girls face brunt of climate crisis

Pacific women and girls bearing the brunt of the climate crisis are demanding governments listen to their lived experiences when making global commitments at a major upcoming conference.

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Maeve Bannister Apr 30, 2026
From the Pilbara to Penrith: Yindjibarndi Nyinyart at Wendy’s Garden arrives for 25th Biennale of Sydney

Yindjibarndi Elder and artist Wendy Hubert has travelled from the Pilbara to Sydney to create a garden installation for the 25th Biennale of Sydney, with Penrith Regional Gallery welcoming her alongsi...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Mar 12, 2026
Threatened island nation to host pre-climate meet talks

One of the nations most vulnerable to sea level rise will host leaders as part of the Pacific's international climate conference duties. The main consultations for the pre-COP31 event will take place...

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Poppy Johnston Feb 26, 2026
Push to enshrine Pacific gender lens on COP31 agenda

Across the Pacific, rural women are bearing the brunt of a changing climate. Floods devastating crops, disappearing resources for cultural weaving and economic hardship fuelling gender-based violence...

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Poppy Johnston Dec 29, 2025
Voices of Pacific island nations were not heard at COP30, leaders say

Leaders for several Pacific island nations and territories say they are working to ensure their voices will not to be marginalised again following the outcomes of the climate change conference in Bele...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Dec 1, 2025
We have the answers to the climate crisis and governments must listen before it’s too late

This year's COP 30 in Belem, Brazil, attracted a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence, perhaps the largest yet in COP history, as the impacts of climate change on people across the co...

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Dr Hannah McGlade Nov 25, 2025
‘If you have the passion to create change, you can create change’ - Takesa Frank on the fight for climate justice

First Nations environmental activist and advocate Takesa Frank recently served as the official WWF Asia & Pacific spokesperson at COP30 in Belem, Brazil.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 24, 2025
Tuvalu and climate sector want more from Australia

Tuvalu has warned Australia needs to take "true leadership" and match words with action as it assumes a leadership role in global climate negotiations.

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Ben McKay Nov 21, 2025
Australia makes bid for leaders' meeting in the Pacific

Australia must "step up" its environmental action as the nation pushes for a meeting of world leaders in the Pacific in the wake of a failed bid for a UN climate conference.

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Tess Ikonomou Nov 19, 2025
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