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Pacific partner pact boosts police, not military ties
Australia's recently agreed treaty with Vanuatu will step up policing partnershi...
Ben McKay (AAP) 12 Oct 2026
Vanuatu hits back at 'racist, neo-colonial rant' from pro-French lawmaker
Vanuatu has condemned what has been described as a "shameful, racist, and neo-co...
Andrew Mathieson 8 Oct 2026
Besieged Pacific nation warns COP31 can't be climate talkfest
The world's biggest climate event should not become "another talk shop" while Pa...
Australia backs energy as it cops heat at Pacific climate talks
A $7. 3 million program to accelerate renewable energy generation in the Pacific...
Climate change legal precedents begin to unravel Pacific culture's emerging rights
Rising seas and environmental degradation are disrupting traditional Pacific pra...
Andrew Mathieson 28 Sep 2026
Vanuatu ends search for dozens missing in ferry sinking

A search has ended for those missing after a passenger ferry sank in rough seas off the coast of Vanuatu, with 39 people believed dead. No more people have been pulled from the water since last weeken...

Questions after Vanuatu ferry tragedy, dozens missing

Questions are growing about a passenger ferry believed to have sunk off the coast of Vanuatu as rescuers search for more than 30 people who remain missing.

One dead, 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry capsizes

A search in waters off the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu is continuing for more than 30 people who are missing after a passenger ferry sank.

Vanuatu communities lead fight against invasive species

Communities across Vanuatu are using local knowledge and conservation programs to tackle invasive species and restore culturally important landscapes.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 11, 2026
Vanuatu’s food security under immense pressure from climate change

Extreme weather conditions in Vanuatu attributed to a recent climate-related El Niño event have damaged crops, threatening the country's food security and the livelihoods of its subsistence far...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 31, 2026
Vanuatu to pursue legal action over sovereignty of additional islands

Vanuatu says it plans to pursue legal options under international law after failing to reach an agreement with France over the Pacific sovereignty of two uninhabited volcanic islands which remain in d...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 14, 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...

'Jellyfish babies' and the treaty Australia won't sign

Samuel Barton began his journey from the Marshall Islands to the corridors of power in Canberra by enraging a schoolteacher. As a student on the island nation, he gave a speech in class about the lega...

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, Australia to continue negotiating revised Nakamal agreement after Pacific visa omission

Vanuatu intends to sign a revised Nakamal agreement on a government visit to Canberra this week after its council of ministers approved an updated version of the pact between the Pacific nation and Au...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 29, 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
Vanuatu leads the Pacific to pass landmark United Nations climate change ruling

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution to enforce the legal obligations on its member states to combat climate change, marking a diplomatic victory for Pacific islands in their fi...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 25, 2026
Pacific declaration urges end to age of fossil fuels

Carbon capture and storage, geoengineering and other technologies that justify ongoing fossil fuel production have been denounced by Pacific nations in a landmark declaration.

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Poppy Johnston Apr 17, 2026
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