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Tuvalu calls for stronger UN support to tackle Pacific security threats
Tuvalu has called for stronger United Nations support to address growing securit...
Andrew Mathieson 21 Jul 2026
Grassroots communities share storytelling to preserve environmental treasures
A cross-cultural storytelling project facilitated by the University of Newcastle...
Phoebe Blogg 18 Jul 2026
Tonga brings traditional knowledge to television weather forecasts
Tonga's weather service has begun incorporating traditional environmental indica...
Rebekah Rasmussen 16 Jul 2026
River restoration runs after AI centre scrapped
Thousands of Native trees have been planted in a culturally-rich river system in...
David Prestipino 10 Jul 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 ef...
Giovanni Torre 10 Jul 2026
Fiji helps steer global plastics treaty talks

Fiji is helping steer global negotiations on how countries will finance and deliver a legally binding treaty to address plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.

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...

Indigenous forest defender had cultural obligation to save 'slaughtered kin'

An Aboriginal activist accused of trespassing during an anti-logging protest says she had a reasonable reason to be there and it is her cultural obligation to protect "slaughtered kin".

Bid to stop ferry terminal under federal heritage laws

The planned ferry terminal at Boorloo / Perth's Matilda Bay poses a risk to Noongar cultural heritage, according to a bid to halt the project under federal law.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 7, 2026
Pacific nuclear survivors urge Australia to sign and ratify UN treaty banning nuclear weapons ahead of key conference

A delegation of Pacific nuclear survivors joined Indigenous advocates in Canberra on Wednesday to call on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sign and ratify an international disarmament agreement whic...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 3, 2026
First Nations carbon farmer strikes major NAB deal

Arnhem Land Fire Abatement NT has struck a major deal with National Australia Bank, which executed its biggest single purchase of Australian Carbon Credit Units on Wednesday.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jul 1, 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.

First Aboriginal Rangers team for Boorloo / Perth celebrates official launch

Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association (BNAA) is celebrating the launch of its new Rangers team - the BoorYul-Bah-Bilya Rangers. The BBB Rangers are the first dedicated Aboriginal rangers team to be est...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 30, 2026
Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner launches legal action to protect significant sites on the Murray River

A Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner launched legal action on Thursday challenging the Victorian government's approval of a floodplain engineering project at Nyah on the Murray River.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 25, 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
Hopes of a path forward for the Murray-Darling Basin

The risks of climate change, the protection of wetlands and the share of water used for farming remain key areas of debate over the future of Australia's largest and most complex river system.

Montebello nuclear test 70 years on: Australia still in the dark over UK mega-bomb

It's been seven decades since Britain detonated the largest ever nuclear explosion on Australian soil, dwarfing the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in WW2.

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Aaron Bunch (AAP) Jun 22, 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
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