Vanuatu warns Australia that expanding Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project could breach international ruling

CANBERRA (ABC) — Vanuatu’s climate minister has warned Australia that approving the extension of Woodside’s massive North West Shelf gas project could be in breach of a landmark International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on climate change, saying...

Pacific quarantine-free travel expands

One-way quarantine-free travel to New Zealand will be extended to include Nauru, Tuvalu and American Samoa, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Health Aupito William Sio announced today. “I am pleased to announce that from 11.59 pm 27...

Vanuatu delays pact over Chinese funding concerns

Vanuatu is not yet ready to sign a security and economic treaty with Australia over concerns the bilateral pact could restrict the South Pacific island nation’s ability to secure infrastructure funding from a third country, Vanuatuan Prime...

Vanuatu delays Australia security pact over China concern

Vanuatu is not yet ready to sign a security and economic treaty with Australia over concerns the bilateral pact could restrict the South Pacific island nation’s ability to secure infrastructure funding from a third country, Vanuatuan Prime...

Vanuatu Delays Security Pact With Australia Over Fears Of Funding Limits

Home Australia Vanuatu Delays Security Pact With Australia Over Fears Of Funding Limits Australia had anticipated signing the Vanuatu deal alongside another Pacific security pact this month, part of Canberra’s effort to counter China’s growing...

Vanuatu delays $330M Australia security pact over Chinese funding concerns

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Vanuatu is not yet ready to sign a security and economic treaty with Australia over concerns the bilateral pact could restrict the South Pacific island nation’s ability to secure infrastructure funding from a third...

Closing Bell: Banks and gold stocks push ASX to high note for second week of September

Three of the ASX’s biggest sectors came together to give the market a win today, with iron ore, gold and banking stocks joining forces to lift the bourse into the green for the week. Pic: Getty Images ASX lifts 0.68pc, virtually unchanged for...

The Albanese government has just stood firm against Vanuatu’s climate lecture

Ralph Regenvanu this week sat in his air-conditioned office in Port Vila, hanging the threat of international legal action over Australia. The Vanuatu climate minister warned that approving Woodside's North West Shelf gas extension violates a...

Palau, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Marshall Islands Urge Action on ICJ Climate Opinion

At the Pacific Islands Forum, leaders from Kiribati, Palau, Vanuatu and the Marshall Islands said the ICJ climate ruling must be more than symbolic. They called for urgent policy changes to safeguard sovereignty, secure justice, and ensure Pacific...

ICJ climate ruling is a blueprint for action: Vanuatu Climate Change…

By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change is not just a legal milestone but a “blueprint for structural change”...

Citizenship by Investment in 2025

Imagine that you are walking through an airport and you go through passport control in a matter of a few minutes. A single scan of your second passport, and you glide through with ease. And it doesn’t matter whether you are heading to Europe on a...

Vanuatu Trade Commissioner honoured in historic visit to Mafi-Adidome, launches AI Africa Project

By: Gloria Anderson The Chiefs and people of Mafi-Adidome in the Volta Region have celebrated a historic occasion as His Excellency Ambassador Professor Hugh Keku Aryee, Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, paid an official visit to the community....

How Vanuatu’s migrants lose property investments after returning home

House built by a Pacific Australia Labor Mobility scheme worker on return to Vanuatu. Photo courtesy of Rochelle Bailey By Rochelle Bailey, Pete Bumseng and Gwen Carlot Nearly 12,000 ni-Vanuatu citizens are participating in Australia’s Pacific...

Vanuatu steps up climate finance readiness with national writeshop

With SPC’s support, Vanuatu hosted a national writeshop to build skills for unlocking climate finance and advancing urgent adaptation solutions. Vanuatu, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, has taken further steps to strengthen its...

Friends combine finances to buy dream home together

It's morning tea time at Gem Romuld's Gwynneville home in Wollongong and there are plenty of hands to help wrangle two toddlers, clean up dishes and prepare the food. That's because Gem lives not only with her partner Dinah Too and their two young...

What Do Companies Need in a Future-Ready ERP?

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'Wrongful act': Vanuatu warns Australia may break international law if gas project goes ahead

One of the Pacific Climate's elders has lashed the expected approval of the North-West Shelf gas project as "internationally wrongful" and legally contentious, as Australia's climate record comes under close scrutiny at the Pacific Islands Forum....

Vanuatu’s Forestry Module To Streamline Export Permitting Process

Press Release – UNCTAD Developed in close collaboration with the national project team, the Forestry Module digitizes and automates the application, processing, and issuance of Export Permits for regulated forestry products. 05 September 2025:...

Ghana, Nigeria Endorse Canada-Africa Trade Expo

Ghana’s Diaspora Affairs Office and Nigeria’s Presidential Economic Advisory Council have formally endorsed the AfriCanada Expo 2025, positioning both West African nations at the center of Africa-Canada economic relations for the October 17-19...

Pacific moves to secure banking lifeline as correspondent links dry up

By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands The Pacific Islands Forum has stepped up efforts to protect the region’s economies from the loss of Correspondent Banking Relations (CBR), a vital financial link that enables trade, remittances, and...