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Vanuatu calls snap election amid superpower contest in Pacific Islands

The South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu will hold a snap election on Thursday with six former prime ministers contesting the poll, after parliament was dissolved in August to avoid a vote of no confidence in the government, said local media.

Reuters

Satoshi Island project aims to turn a remote Pacific island into a city built on cryptocurrency

With a litany of logistical and legal hurdles between the vision for Satoshi Island and its reality, experts fear the project may eventually fall flat or run foul of local Vanuatu laws.

ABC News

NZ minister backs fossil fuel ban treaty

New Zealand Climate Change Minister James Shaw has offered his support towards the development of a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

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Vanuatu makes bold call for global treaty to phase out fossil fuels

President of Pacific island nation urges countries to join bid for nonproliferation treaty at UN general assembly

The Guardian - UK

'Time is up': Countries trapped in climate crisis raise alarm at UN

Countries on the front lines of the climate crisis are fed up.

Reuters

Pacific Islands students target U.N. court as key weapon to fight climate change

In the shadow of the United Nations' towering headquarters in New York City, law student Solomon Yeo from an island nation in the South Pacific is taking in what he describes as a “surreal moment.”

Reuters

Tribe who saw Prince Philip as god honour King Charles as 'son of their power'

The tribespeople of Vanuatu worshipped Prince Philip as a god-like spiritual figure for decades before mourning his death and turning their attention to his son, King Charles III

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Vanuatu to have snap election after opposition's Supreme Court challenge dismissed

Vanuatu will hold snap elections next month, after its Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the President's decision to dissolve parliament.

ABC News

Vanuatu's president dissolves parliament to avoid bid to oust leader

Vanuatu's president dissolved the Pacific island nation's parliament on Thursday, state broadcaster VBTC reported, after an attempt by some politicians to oust the prime minister.

Reuters

Vanuatu, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, launches ambitious climate plan

The Pacific country has committed to 100% renewable energy in electricity generation by 2030

The Guardian - AU

Youpla funeral insurance founder’s multimillion-dollar yacht arrives in Vanuatu

The company founded by Ron Pattenden collapsed owing millions in unpaid policies to thousands of low-income Aboriginal families

The Guardian - AU

US Beefs up South Pacific Aid, Diplomacy as China Spreads Its Influence

Washington intends to return the U.S. Peace Corps to Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu, citing progress toward reestablishing a U.S. Agency for International Development regional mission for the Pacific in Fiji.

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Pacific islands youth 'cannot wait' for climate change action - Vanuatu

The leader of Vanuatu, pushing to take climate change to the international court, said the slow pace of international negotiations over emissions reduction was "totally out of step" with the impact Pacific islands are seeing.

Reuters

The Pacific’s spiralling debt – and what governments can do about it

Rising debt and declining income seem to add up to an austere future for Pacific Island nations. But belt-tightening may make things worse.

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The Guardian - AU

Vanuatu calls on Australia to back its UN bid to recognise climate change harm

Pacific islands urge new Labor government to support push for international court of justice to issue climate advisory opinion

The Guardian - AU

From Vanuatu law school to the Hague: the fight to recognise climate harm in international law

Vanuatu is leading a campaign to have the international court of justice issue an opinion on climate change – which could have huge legal ramifications

The Conversation

Pacific islands: an unexpected new dimension to power struggles between US and China

The island states of the Pacific – from large Papua New Guinea to the smaller island state of Tuvalu – find themselves in a newly influential position as the west and China battle for their strategic backing.

The Independent UK

One of the last nations closed to international tourists reopens next month after two-year closure

The Pacific island has remained sealed off from the world for 27 months

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Youpla funeral fund collapse: liquidator investigates whether founder committed crime

Indigenous funeral fund creditors told of preliminary investigations into whether payments to founder’s company were illegal

ABC News

China's presence in the Pacific is nothing new — Beijing has been developing in the region for decades

China's presence in the Pacific has been thrown into the spotlight following a controversial pact with Solomon Islands. But Beijing's involvement in the Pacific is nothing new.

ABC News

Cruise ships are bringing tourists back to Pacific waters, but at what cost?

Cruise ships are returning to our oceans after the pandemic brought the industry to a halt. But some countries want to see change when they welcome tourists back to their tropical islands.

The Conversation

'I said no' – Nie's refusal and the troubling question of Pacific slavery in Australia

In 1881 Nie (also known as Nai), a Pacific Islander woman, walked off “Virginia” plantation, south of Maryborough, in the colony of Queensland.

The Independent UK

Chinese foreign minister's Pacific tour continues in Vanuatu

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Vanuatu for talks as he continues his regional island-hopping tour two days after failing to ink an ambitious deal with 10 South Pacific nations

ABC News

Sunshine Coast father-son duo steer boat from landfill to 'floating school bus' for Vanuatu

Dean Frith and his son Beau have turned a rundown boat into a "ute" on the water for Pacific Island community as part of a project to "give back as much" as they can.

Al Jazeera

China’s Pacific tour spurs hopes and fears in tiny island nations

Countries such as Vanuatu and Kiribati expected to seek Wang Yi’s support for development and infrastructure.

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