Households that relied on groundwater and rainwater consumed 381–406 grams more sugary drinks per week than those with access to a piped water system.
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Vanuatu’s climate case at the International Court of Justice poses a real challenge to Australia’s standing in the region.
The Hollywood Māui would have no chance against the Māui of Polynesia, whose biggest muscles were in his head and stomach.
Australia and Pacific nations won’t know until June next year if they’re hosting the COP31 climate talks. But with tens of thousands of people potentially coming, they need to start planning now.
New Zealand’s track record in domestic marine protection is woeful and its proposal to resume oil and gas licensing offshore has been criticised by Pacific island states.
Fossil fuel exports are important to Australia. Now its neighbours are asking it to stop.
Our new research shows weak infrastructure and climate events such as cyclones and floods make sanitation conditions even poorer for many people living in the Pacific Islands.
The crime of genocide was adopted in 1948 following the second world war. Given the existential threats from ecological crises, it is timely to call for the recognition of ecological crime.
Societal collapse is a complex phenomemon tied to the abilities of a society to meet its population’s basic needs. Understanding past examples of collapse can provide valuable insights.
When Australian leaders go to the main Pacific nations meeting, there’s a fossil fuel elephant in the room.
The ‘solution’ to conflict in PNG is often simplistic: more robust policing. That hasn’t worked – but there’s another approach that could.
Reconstructing the demise of New Zealand’s extinct moa can help conserve the country’s remaining flightless birds, which are retreating to the same final places - cold, isolated mountaintops.
Stopping bank closures in the Pacific is vital for the economic wellbeing of island communities and their trading relationships with other countries.
We reviewed evidence on traditional knowledge in the Pacific for coping with climate change, and found much of it was scientifically plausible.
By lifting their gaze to the treetops rather than poking around on the ground, researchers discovered eight new species of masked bees.
China is asserting itself in the South Pacific, prompting efforts from the US and its allies to contain its influence.
Pacific Island support for Israel in the United Nations goes beyond a shared Judeo-Christian belief system. It involves a fundamental emphasis on community based on connection and relationships.
The climate migration deal has been dubbed as offering Tuvaluans a lifeline, but others say it is a neocolonial arrangement that does not tackle rising ocean levels.
Pacific Island nations face disproportionate threats from climate change. Rural Fijians are seeing the effects now and are worried for the future.
As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen lands in Dubai for COP28, Australia has announced an extra A$150 in climate finance with a focus on the Pacific region.
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Geography and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Honorary Research Associate, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University., Georgetown University
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Professor of Development Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of International Security, University of Adelaide
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Lecturer in International Politics and Policy, James Cook University
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Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Associate professor, Griffith University
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Reader of Law, Newcastle University
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Lecturer in Ornithology, Charles Sturt University
