🌏 Pelesite Matangi, a Pacific Climate Warrior from Sydney, is giving us the lowdown on today’s #RISEUP #OurPawa day of action right here in Canberra, Australia. 🌟

Introducing Vivienne Valentine, our new Program Manager - Stakeholder Engagement!

We're thrilled to announce Vivienne's appointment to this pivotal role, where she'll be a key part of the College's stakeholder engagement efforts across the Blue Pacific Continent.

Kiribati Chief Justice should accept the decision. This issue has persisted for many years, undermining the judiciary’s integrity. Unlike PNG’s CJ sedition experience or Nauru, having a spouse as the Opposition Leader places the CJ in an untenable position in Pacific context.

Prime ministers James Marape and Anthony Albanese “strolling” along Kokoda Trail. The other picture is me “walking” the Kokoda Trail 😂 for the second time. The Kokoda Trail is a 96km beast.

Only the Australian media could go from labelling what happened in Bondi as an Islamic terrorist attack, then upon seeing the murderer is white, change their tune and interview the killer's clearly distressed father saying his son killed women because he 'wanted a girlfriend.'

How is this story of survival even about these white saviours? 🤦🏽‍♀️ The real saviours are the Tuvaluans who have lived here for millennia. Not the fly ins fly outs. Cmon 60 Minutes Australia, journalism is a honourable profession. Do it right.

Unifying Oceania is paramount to the growth of our Blue Pacific continent. Can Australia do it right? Another great opportunity to co-author with this pawa meri Natasha Turia as we continue to unpack d ongoing mystery of country quotas.. #PacificMobilityIndex #PacificDiplomacy

Vinaka Stephen Dziedzic!
Great stuff from Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA)
ANU Media Phd. scholars Akka Rimon & Natasha Turia

Well done Natasha Turia & Akka Rimon Engagement Visas: Soft launch and mystery quotas” lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Ever since **that** tweet I've been dying to know who is behind the Pacific twitter account (Republic of Kiribati) that won the internet while posing as the Kiribati Government.

Well... he's outed himself and he's speaking here and it's brilliant.

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The real #FlyingFijian is OtterCapt 🇫🇯🇰🇮 She’s traversed our vast ocean continent, bridged the divide & connected our islands & peoples. On one of my island hops doing research in mobility, I captured her at work. Ko rabwa DiSa n am beku. Tekeraoi, Kalougata tiko 🙏 #Kiribati

Heartiest congratulations to HE Dr Dr Hilda Heine on her election as President of the Republic of Marshall Islands. As the Founding Chair of PEV, she demonstrated her unique leadership qualities which is much needed, not just for RMI but for the entire region. Best wishes.

Tears flowed and a lengthy rousing ovation during final plenary just now for AOSIS Chair #AnneRasmussen , as she delivered an emotional response filled with unsparing observations about the final outcomes from #COP28UAE

Here at #COP28 focussed on sharing the work of Pacific & First Nations negotiators, activists & allies as they fight for real action on mitigation w/ the phase-out of fossil fuels. Follow Pacific Islands Forum & Oceania Climate COPcast as we document Pacific diplomacy here & looking forward to COP31

Today marks the 34th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and also the first time in history that Kiribati’s 🇰🇮 most iconic building on the island - Te Maneaba ni Maungatabu, is lit-up in blue as a symbol of support for #WorldChildrensDay 💙

Mobility is good. It’s a choice that every individual has the right to make, with or without climate change. But when Australia turns mobility into a geopolitical weapon & calls it climate justice, it’s ugly! Thank you Taukiei Kitara for this excellent piece.
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China and Australia re-affirmed their support for a comprehensive strategic partnership this week, so are we strategic partners with China or strategic competitors?

Penny Wong responds on #Insiders #auspol

It. Is. Not. A. Game.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new pact with the low-lying island country of Tuvalu, allowing residents facing displacement from climate change the ability resettle in Australia. ab.co/3R2h2OZ