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Australia, PNG delay defence pact as China’s rise in Pacific region looms

Australian PM Albanese fails to sign mutual defence pact a week after also failing to sign security deal with Vanuatu.

Al Jazeera

China, climate crisis and Cop31: five takeaways from the Pacific Islands Forum

A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some criticism of its environmental credentials

The Guardian - AU

Fossil fuel expansion or Pacific security? Albanese is learning Australia can’t have both

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sought to strengthen security ties with Pacific island nations and counter China’s growing influence during a trip to the region this week. If he walks away with one lesson, it’s that Australia’s climate policy remains a significant sticking point.

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Migrant worker heat deaths spark calls for visa changes

Dozens of deaths among workers from Vanuatu in recent years have highlighted the need for better protections, an inquiry has been told.

AAP

Australia squeezed on climate by Vanuatu minister

Vanuatu's climate change adaptation minister Ralph Regenvanu says a recent World Court advisory opinion has reset the legal framework on climate change.

AAP

Australia affirms Vanuatu support after treaty delayed

Australia will continue to engage with Vanuatu over the finer details of a major security and economic agreement after its signing was stalled over its wording.

AAP

Pacific unity stressed at keystone regional summit

The host nation of major regional talks has urged fellow Pacific nations not to be "passive bystanders" to intensifying competition among powerful interests.

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Australian PM says Vanuatu security, climate agreement delayed

PM Anthony Albanese says he won’t sign Nakamal Agreement in Vanuatu, despite recent high-level talks on the pact.

Al Jazeera

Vanuatu delays $330M Australia security pact over Chinese funding concerns

Vanuatu is not ready to sign a security and economic treaty with Australia due to concerns about potential restrictions on securing infrastructure funding from other countries

The Independent UK

Australian ‘terrified for my life’ after apparent drone strike on vessel – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

PM confident of Vanuatu pact despite treaty delay

A $500 million security pact between Australia and Vanuatu has been put on hold despite talks between Anthony Albanese and his Pacific counterpart.

AAP

African debt and climate change: how the ICJ’s Vanuatu ruling could be used for broader justice

African sovereign debtors in distress face terrible choices. They are often forced to choose between fully paying their creditors and financing the needs of their populations – health, education, renewable energy, water. Discussions with their creditors focus on financial, economic and contractual issues. The environmental and social impacts of their…

The Conversation

Australia, Vanuatu give green light to historic pact

The path has been cleared for a $500 million bilateral agreement between Australia and Vanuatu to be signed off after months of negotiations.

AAP

In disaster-prone Vanuatu, photos show sea animals returning to battered reefs. Can recovery happen?

Beneath the turquoise waters of Vanuatu, amid a graveyard of broken coral, a moray eel peers from the branches of a staghorn colony. Nearby, the feathered arms of a yellow sea lily sway in the current and a turtle grazes on algae growing along the reef. These flickers of life…

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Historic climate change ruling from the International Court of Justice: what it means for Africa

The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change “imperils all forms of life”. This followed a case brought by Vanuatu, a tiny South Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea levels, supported by 131 other countries…

AAP

The long, winding road to a climate-resilient Pacific

Sea level rise is not the only threat to island life for Australia's near neighbours, with sources of local income also under pressure from climate change.

The Guardian - AU

Australia warned it could face legal action over ‘wrongful’ fossil fuel actions after landmark climate ruling from world’s top court

Vanuatu climate change minister says ICJ opinion gives Pacific island nations ‘much greater leverage’ in dealing with partners such as Australia

International Business Times

Vanuatu Island Chief 'Very Impressed' By Global Climate Decision

The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said Thursday he was "very impressed" by a global court's declaration that countries must tackle climate change.

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Vanuatu island chief 'very impressed' by global climate decision

The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said on Thursday he was "very impressed" by a global court's declaration that countries must tackle climate change.

The Conversation

World’s highest court issues groundbreaking ruling for climate action. Here’s what it means for Australia

The world’s highest court says countries are legally obliged to prevent harms caused by climate change, in a ruling that repudiates Australia’s claims it is not legally responsible for emissions from our fossil fuel exports.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: nations ‘have duty to curb fossil fuels’, Epstein files furore continues, inside Gaza’s starvation crisis

Win for Vanuatu as world court says countries have a legal duty to curb the use of fossil fuels; Palestinian doctors ‘haunted’ by skeletal children

Radio France Internationale

UN court rules countries must treat climate change as an 'existential threat'

The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had a legal duty to act or face consequences.

Al Jazeera

‘Historic’ ruling on climate change by World Court: What to expect

The ICJ is set to decide the future course of climate accountability in a landmark legal case brought by Vanuatu.

International Business Times

Vanuatu: ICJ Ruling A 'Game-changer' For Climate Justice

The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver its first-ever legal opinion on climate change.

Euronews

‘A defining moment’: UN court to deliver historic ruling on countries’ climate obligations

The case has been dubbed a ‘David versus Goliath’ battle, with vulnerable nations pushing for a more robust legal framework for climate action.

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