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First Nations Leadership Council sounds alarm over fast-tracked fossil fuel expansion without consent
Canada's First Nations Leadership Council says it is "deeply troubled" by the ef...
Giovanni Torre 10 Jul 2026
Pacific climate forum to become biennial platform
The Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and Environment (PIFCE) will become a bi...
Rebekah Rasmussen 9 Jul 2026
Queensland's latest youth justice crackdown slammed by Indigenous legal advocates
The Queensland government's announcement that youth offenders who commit serious...
Dechlan Brennan 8 Jul 2026
Australia's rejection of UN recommendations fuels First Nations justice concerns
Australia's response to international scrutiny of its human rights record has be...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Jul 2026
Pacific-led climate solutions showcased in Vanuatu
Pacific students, entrepreneurs, policymakers and environmental leaders have gat...
Rebekah Rasmussen 1 Jul 2026
Vanuatu puts ecosystems at centre of climate planning

Vanuatu has launched new policy tools to strengthen the role of forests, mangroves, reefs and traditional knowledge in national climate adaptation planning.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 24, 2026
Pacific ministers weigh response to global economic shocks

Pacific finance and economic ministers are meeting in Majuro in the Marshall Islands, as global fuel, energy and food pressures place renewed strain on vulnerable Pacific economies.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 24, 2026
Documents reveal Commonwealth strategy to deflect calls to raise age of criminal responsibility

Hundreds of pages of documents produced to the Senate reveal the federal government's talking points for pushing back against calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility to align with internatio...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 22, 2026
Organic farming policy launched to strengthen Fiji food systems

Fiji has launched a five-year national organic farming policy aimed at increasing organically managed land, expanding export certification and creating new opportunities for smallholder farmers, women...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 19, 2026
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
Fijian Government signs US$17.89 million coastal climate resilience agreement

Fifteen vulnerable coastal communities in Fiji are set to receive support through a US$17.89 million climate resilience project aimed at reducing the impacts of coastal erosion, flooding, sea-level ri...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 18, 2026
Grassroots boxing program highlights need for trauma recovery support in NT

A grassroots non-contact boxing program in Darwin is showing the need for trauma recovery programs that are built around local communities in the Northern Territory.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 18, 2026
The women who refused to give up: Daly River's journey to Barunga glory

Key points:- Daly River Buffaloes Women's Football Club wins the 2026 Barunga Festival Women's AFL premiership- The region faced major floods, evacuations and months of rebuilding and repairs- Players...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 11, 2026
Koorie Heritage Trust to present new exhibition spotlighting emerging, established First Nations artists

The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) is set to present Journey Among Men, a new exhibition of cultural belongings which brings together eight emerging and established First Nations artists in a powerful ex...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 10, 2026
Pacific women leaders meet in Suva to shape regional agenda

Pacific women leaders, ministers and government representatives have gathered in Suva, Fiji for the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting, which advises Forum leaders on gender equality, wo...

Fiji sugarcane awards return as industry faces pressure

Fiji has revived the Prime Minister's Sugarcane Farmers' Mill Awards after four decades, recognising growers as the industry faces pressure from declining yields, rising costs, labour shortages and cl...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 27, 2026
PNG sprinter Pais Wisil dreaming big ahead of Glasgow

Lightning quick, strong and with a junior rugby league pedigree, Pais Wisil sounds like an obvious target for the PNG Chiefs ahead of their NRL debut in 2028.

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John Salvado May 22, 2026
OPINION: Who holds the Strong Women?

People often tell women we can have it all. We are told we can build careers, raise families, create impact, chase purpose and somehow hold every piece of life together all at once.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 19, 2026
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