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Climate ruling puts Australia on notice, but is Canberra listening?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 24, 2025
To the beat of ancient drums, in the language of their ancestors, dancers from Australia's northernmost islands share a modern story. Outside the federal court in Cairns, Torres Strait Islander dancers wear grass skirts and the traditional...
Half of this country wants to move to Australia, but not all want to leave for good
SBS
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"It's too beautiful," Lailega Neemia says of her homeland, Tuvalu. "It's a good place to retire … stress-free ... very relaxed lifestyle over there." But the ocean is rising and she, like many other Tuvaluans, worries their home may be completely...
Report to UN: New Zealand’s immigration system discriminates on disability grounds
Pacific News Service
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Ahead of New Zealand’s review with the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) highlight a clear pattern of discrimination pertaining to immigration from the Pacific – and recommend key policy...
Australia has granted first Climate Visas, NZ must follow
The Daily Blog
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July 26, 2025
Australia has just brought in Climate Visa’s… Rising ocean levels are already threatening low-slung Pacific Island nations, some of which are situated atop atolls—ring-shaped coral reefs often surrounding lagoons—just a few meters above sea level....
India’s climate demands were once moral claims. Now ICJ says they’re international law
The Print
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July 26, 2025
When a group of Pacific Island law students first proposed in 2019 that the International Court of Justice should weigh in on climate change, few imagined the world’s top court would respond with one of the most sweeping legal opinions in its...
Top court says countries can sue each other for climate damage – this is what to expect
The Independent
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July 25, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The constructs of a population policy
interest.co.nz
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Some weeks back I wrote that New Zealand needs a population policy. However, I purposely did not say what that policy should be. Instead, I focused on identifying the unplanned population bulges we are currently creating, focusing particularly on...
Assessing infrastructure readiness for scaling digital cash transfers toward ending poverty
The Brookings Institution
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Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Homi Kharas John W. McArthur Jacob Taylor See More Summary Noting the significant major recent disruptions in global development policies and practice, unconditional digital cash...
Better Results, Less Stress: How to Get the Insights You Need Without a Costly ERP
CFO Dive
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Antigua and Barbuda welcomes ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
Antigua News Room
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July 25, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Antigua and Barbuda has welcomed the highly anticipated opinion that was delivered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of States in relation to climate change. The Opinion, which...
Indian passport allows visa-free access to 59 countries, sees biggest jump in rankings
Khaleej Times
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The Indian passport has made a major leap in the Henley Passport Index 2025, climbing eight places to the 77th rank, up from 85 last year. This marks the biggest six-month jump by any country in the world. While the number of visa-free...
Uzbekistan’s passport improves its global ranking.
Kun.uz
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July 25, 2025
The Henley Passport Index has released its updated ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, listing Uzbekistan in 74th place. Uzbekistan and Central Asia According to the publication, holders of an Uzbek passport can now travel visa-free to...
Pacific rhythms, global impact: Lifetime honour for music pioneer Foa’i
Pacific Media Network
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With musical influences that reach from island villages to Walt Disney studios, Opetaia Foa’i has an enduring legacy of language, activism, and pride. The 2025 Ministry for Pacific Peoples Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded to Foa’i at the...
An international court ruling, proof that the world can follow the Pacific’s lead on climate action
The Climate Council
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July 25, 2025
This week the International Court of Justice delivered a strong advisory opinion that States have a clear legal obligation to cut emissions, prevent harm to the climate system and in some cases, pay for historical damages caused by their...
Your Weekly Recap: Post outage prompts govt action, Thai-Cambodia border clashes erupt, and ICJ delivers landmark climate opinion
RTL Today
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July 25, 2025
Your Weekly Recap for 21–25 July 2025. Here are five things you should know at the end of this week: Post outage prompts government action on emergency communications More than half of Luxembourg pensions now paid abroad, CNAP reports Government...
From Kadavu to the Ringgolds: Fiji expedition dives into ocean research
Pacific Media Network
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An expedition team, which launched from Suva earlier this week, is heading south to begin surveys around Kadavu Island. The mission is part of a broader expedition, backed by National Geographic Pristine Seas, which aims to assess marine...
59 Visa Free Countries For Indians To Travel To After The Passport Rank Upgrade
Times of Dubai
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July 25, 2025
9July 25, 2025 | Dubai, UAE – These visa free countries for Indians in 2025 have made it easier than ever to travel around the world. International trips are no longer just dreams for Indians. According to the latest Henley Passport Index for...
'A breath of legal oxygen:' ICJ's historic opinion empowers Pacific island states
The Pacific Island Times
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July 24, 2025
Climate activists outside the Peace Palace during the oral hearing at the International Court of Justice in December 2024. Photo courtesy of PISFCC By Pacific Island Times News Staff Suva – The International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion,...
China’s gray-zone hybrid threats against Taiwan’s Pacific allies
Asia Times
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July 14, 2025
This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. In the Indo-Pacific’s intensifying great power competition, Taiwan’s Pacific allies – Palau, the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu—are increasingly caught in the...
Two black holes collide, lab-grown organs, world’s first climate visa – podcast
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample to discuss three intriguing science and environment stories. From a breakthrough in the quest to create organs in the lab to a world-first climate visa that will see citizens relocate from the island of...