Pacific
Australia and its neighbours – Nauru’s future without offshore processing could be one of isolation
Northeast of Australia lies the tiny island Micronesian country of Nauru. Most Australians consider Nauru to be a key tool in border......
Climate action key to survival for Pacific nations
In the lead up to COP21, Pacific Island nations raised their voices as loud as possible to call for a......
Coal mining not so amazing for Pacific Islands
The effects of climate change on the Pacific region are real and already harming those who live there. Rising sea......
Climate change: Obama attacks, but Pacific needs defence
With 12 of the USA’s hottest years on record occurring in the last 15 years, plus devastating natural disasters like......
Aussie scientists helping Pacific adapt to climate change
Australian scientists from the CSIRO are teaming with their counterparts and communities in the Pacific as part of PACCSAP, the......
Climate change driving Pacific communities inland
As Australian negotiators prepare to head off to Qatar for the Doha Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on......
Australia funds a better deal for Pacific women
The Pacific Islands are no place to be a woman. Our close northern neighbours play host to some of the......
Push to increase women’s representation in Pacific politics
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will join US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other leaders from the Pacific region at......
A step forward for Pacific women’s rights
Palau has become the latest country to sign the UN convention of Elimination of Discrimination Against Women – CEDAW. The......
The Pacific: not a safe place to be a woman
Two in every three women in the Pacific will experience physical or sexual violence in their life time. Last week......