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Radical climate action urged to save Pacific nation

Kiribati needs to take radical action to boost the height of the archipelago if it is to survive rising sea levels, a clean energy summit has been told.

AAP · Oct 19

Pacific Climate Pioneer Still Fears For Island Nation's Future

A founding father of the Pacific climate movement on Thursday welcomed an international court's decision on global warming but said he fears for the future of his almost 30 grandchildren on low-lying Kiribati.

International Business Times · Jul 24, 2025

Former Kiribati leader rejects Chinese police on island

Former Kiribati president Anote Tong questioned his government's decision to allow uniformed Chinese police to help with law enforcement in the atoll nation.

AAP · Mar 20, 2024

Australia is funding just one-tenth of its fair share of global climate action, study finds

Wealthy high-polluting countries to face growing calls from poorer nations to help cover cost of extreme weather and sea level rises

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2022

‘It doesn’t make sense’: Pacific leaders say Australia’s support for new coal at odds with Cop29 bid

Former Kiribati and Palau presidents say Australia’s should take a leadership position on climate at a ‘very perilous moment’ for the Pacific

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2022

Australia should be regional 'big brother'

Former Pacific leaders are calling on the federal government to step up climate change action as the prime minister considers hosting an international summit.

AAP · Sep 14, 2022

Pacific Island high courts are still dominated by foreign judges, but a constitutional crisis in Kiribati is exposing the risks

The battle in Kiribati between the government and an Australian-born High Court justice has caused a constitutional crisis, drawing attention to the role and vulnerabilities of foreign judges in the Pacific — and there's a lot of them. So why does the region still have so many serving on its…

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022

The seas are rising on Pacific islands nations – but so is their powerful resistance

As the climate crisis threatens their existence, an assertive new collective are using their leverage as a flashpoint in geopolitical tensions

The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2022

‘Australia votes for climate action’: How the world framed Labor’s victory as a win for the planet

World leaders and foreign journalists all saw Labor's comitment to stronger climate action as the key takeaway from Saturday's federal election win.

The New Daily · May 23, 2022

Australia to stand with Pacific islands on climate crisis and ‘respect’ region, Penny Wong says

New foreign affairs minister tells Pacific leaders Australia ‘will listen because we care’ after reports China may be seeking security agreement with Kiribati

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2022