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PM urged to show leadership on youth justice 'crisis'
The Prime Minister is allowing states and territories to enact policies that res...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Aug 2026
'Racist' child protection system, online abuse in focus at senate inquiry
Racism is a threat to the safety of First Nations people, a parliamentary hearin...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Aug 2026
Indigenous children spending months in detention without sentence, new data shows
The overwhelming majority of Indigenous children held in custody are unsentenced...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Jul 2026
Phoebe Blogg 22 Jul 2026
The greatest way to honour the NAIDOC legacy is by lifting one another up
NAIDOC Week is one of the few times each year when Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Nicole Brown 20 Jul 2026
Fiji Government funds evacuation centre for Tamavua Village

The Fiji Government has begun work on a $1.78 million evacuation centre for Tamavua Village, recognising the community's role in supplying water to thousands of people across Suva and Lami.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jul 16, 2026
Tonga brings traditional knowledge to television weather forecasts

Tonga's weather service has begun incorporating traditional environmental indicators into daily television forecasts as part of efforts to combine generations of community knowledge with climate scien...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jul 16, 2026
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 efforts of the Canadian and British Columbian governments to fast-track new fossil fuel infrastructure and energy export p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 10, 2026
Pacific climate forum to become biennial platform

The Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and Environment (PIFCE) will become a biennial regional platform after its inaugural gathering in Vanuatu closed with a regional commitment to strengthen climat...

Queensland's latest youth justice crackdown slammed by Indigenous legal advocates

The Queensland government's announcement that youth offenders who commit serious crimes while on bail will face mandatory jail time has been condemned by Indigenous legal advocates, who say the propos...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 8, 2026
Australia's rejection of UN recommendations fuels First Nations justice concerns

Australia's response to international scrutiny of its human rights record has been condemned by Indigenous legal advocates, who say the federal government is ignoring mounting evidence of systemic rac...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 7, 2026
Pacific-led climate solutions showcased in Vanuatu

Pacific students, entrepreneurs, policymakers and environmental leaders have gathered in Vanuatu for a new regional forum focused on climate and environmental innovation.

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
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