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Editor's note
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The pressure was on Prime Minister Scott Morrison the moment he landed in Tuvalu for this week’s Pacific Islands Forum.
Pacific Island leaders are no longer satisfied with words of concern over climate change and funding for resilience programs – they want real commitment from Australia to scale back on coal production and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made things even more difficult for Morrison when she said upon arriving in Tuvalu: “Australia has to answer to the Pacific.”
As Tess Newton Cain explains, however, it will be incredibly difficult for Morrison to deliver what the Pacific leaders are seeking. And this could be problematic for his much-vaunted Pacific ‘step-up’ – and his efforts to counter China’s rise in the region.
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Justin Bergman
Deputy Editor: Politics + Society
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Top stories
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Pacific leaders don’t want to talk about China’s rising influence – they want Scott Morrison to make a firm commitment to cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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Tess Newton Cain, The University of Queensland
It's becoming increasingly obvious that Australia's inability – or refusal – to take firmer action on climate change is undermining its entire 'Pacific step-up'.
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Science doesn’t appear to support the modern myth that women are super-human multitaskers.
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Since the last ice age, the ice sheet retreated over a thousand kilometres in the Ross Sea region, more than any other region on the continent.
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Health + Medicine
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Cities
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Nicholas Carah, The University of Queensland; Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland; Lachlan Goold, JMC Academy; Scott Regan, Queensland University of Technology
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Education
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Business + Economy
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Ann Kayis-Kumar, UNSW; Annet Oguttu, University of Pretoria
The High Court of Australia has given the Australia Taxation Office a green light to use leaked information about offshore tax havens.
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Environment + Energy
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Susan Lawrence, La Trobe University; Peter Davies, La Trobe University
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Politics + Society
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Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne
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