Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’

The first-ever international conference on the contentious topic of “overshoot” was held last week in a palace in the small town of Laxenburg in Austria. The three-day conference brought together nearly 200 researchers and legal experts to discuss...

Moses rushed in as duo ruled out of PM’s XIII vs PNG — Full teams for four-game blockbuster

Mitchell Moses has been rushed into the Australian Prime Minister’s XIII team for their clash with Papua New Guinea after two players were ruled out due to injury. Code Sports reported Moses, who was picked for the Kangaroos Ashes squad, will come...

Pacific Growth to Accelerate in 2025 on Resource Strength — ADB

Economic growth in the Pacific is expected to pick up next year, buoyed by strong resource output in Papua New Guinea (PNG), according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, released on 6 October by the Asian Development Bank...

Wells in hot seat as Coalition targets minister over triple-0 outages — as it happened

2h agoTue 7 Oct 2025 at 6:28am That's the end of our live blog That's the end of our live blog for today. Thank you for joining us! We'll be back again tomorrow morning for another sitting day here at Parliament House in Canberra, and more Senate...

Why is China funding the Russian War Machine?

For the first two years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, China presented itself as an independent arbiter. In 2023 it even proposed a 12-point peace plan that was mainly commerce-orientated. Practical goals such as protecting civilians and...

Jetstar announces in-app passport scanning for international flights

Jetstar has announced that customers flying overseas will now be able to check in for flights by scanning their passport details directly into the company’s app. Under the new capability, customers travelling on most international routes can use...

An inspiring and engaging ocean: stories of arts, culture and science

The Pacific Islands Ocean Conference panel “An engaging and inspiring ocean, the ocean in us” highlighted how the ocean is a source of inspiration, identity, and knowledge for Pacific peoples, shaping their art, culture, and science. Through...

Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Australia’s AI drone fighter MQ-28A Ghost Bat

The MQ-28A Ghost Bat is ‘cutting edge’ technology. A new AI powered drone fighter plane designed to operate with crewed aircraft providing additional surveillance and attack capability. The Ghost Bat programme is also ahead of schedule, and...

To defer or to leap, that is the question

In 2026, Bangladesh is expected to graduate from the United Nations (UN)’s list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Some view this as a triumph, while others see it as a threat. The truth lies in between: graduation is neither a silver medal of...

Why loss and damage matter in the Pacific

For many Pacific Island nations, climate change isn’t a distant threat or an abstract statistic – it’s an everyday reality reshaping homes, traditions, and futures. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, increasing temperatures and severe weather...

Honiara primed to host FIBA Melanesian Cup 2025

The Solomon Islands is gearing up to make history as host of the inaugural FIBA Melanesian Cup 2025, with organizers reporting smooth progress in welcoming four competing nations for the basketball showdown set for October 13-18 at Friendship...

Novel insurance model may help cover those most at risk from extreme weather

Extreme weather costs Australians more each decade and, as a country, we have some of the highest per capita economic and insurance losses in the world. New data from the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has found that every decade since 1980,...

PNG treaty with Australia signed but questions linger over Darwin Port lease to China amid security fears

Papua New Guinea’s leader has declared a new military alliance with Australia is a “construct of peace and not of war” as he and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dodged questions about China following a formal signing of the defence treaty in...

PNG at 50: Lesson in unity, peace, stewardship

WOMEN micro-entrepreneurs from across Fiji gathered in Suva last week to celebrate SPBD’s (South Pacific Business Development) annual Market Day. More than 50 women showcased their small businesses, including sewing, handicrafts, and food...

Australia Signs First Defence Pact With Papua New Guinea In Over 70 Years

Home Australia Australia Signs First Defence Pact With Papua New Guinea In Over 70... Under the Pukpuk defence treaty, which is the first signed by Papua New Guinea, Australia and its northern neighbour are obliged to come to each other’s aid if...

Greens urge government to swiftly secure release of Australians on Gaza flotilla — as it happened

7h agoFri 3 Oct 2025 at 3:43am That's the end of our live blog That's all we've got time for today, folks! Thank you for joining us. It's been great having you here. Make sure to join us next Monday at the same place for everything federal...

Labor’s 2035 emission target a cruel deception

Labor’s 2035 greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 62–70% below 2025 levels, announced on September 18, is not only inadequate, but part of a cruel deception that it accepts that climate change is real. The target may formally satisfy one of...

Before we become fossils

Local governments on the Northern Rivers have declared climate emergencies and pledged net zero goals but are still investing massively with banks that support fossil fuel projects While Trump was ranting at the UN General Assembly last week,...

$30M for MVA to Keep Failing Us, While Our People Suffer and Go Hungry

By Mabel Doge Luhan for Mabel’s Table, Kandit News & Views It was barely more than a century ago when I still held out hope for curing my primary medical complaint. No, not the posterior carbuncle, nor the seasonal rickets. I’m talking about my...

The great LNG scam: the IMO’s climate credibility is on the line

Elissama Menezes and Andrew Dumbrille, directors of Equal Routes, write for Splash ahead of this month’s crunch green vote at the International Maritime Organization. In the face of the upcoming International Maritime Organization. (IMO) Net-Zero...