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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week flew to the Pacific on a mission to bolster regional security, but he left with a firm message: Australia needs a better climate policy.
On his way to the Pacific Islands Forum, the prime minister stopped by Vanuatu hoping to finalise a security deal. But it was postponed – reportedly because some members of the Vanuatu government were concerned it would limit infrastructure funding from China.
Wesley Morgan was in the Solomon Islands for the forum. He writes that against a backdrop of China’s rising influence, Pacific leaders were very clear: climate change is their greatest threat. If Australia wants to become the Pacific’s security partner of choice, reducing emissions – and curbing fossil fuel exports – is non-negotiable.“
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Nicole Hasham
Energy + Environment Editor
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Wesley Morgan, UNSW Sydney
If Australia’s geo-strategic jostling in the Pacific is to work, we must show serious commitment to curbing global warming.
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Best reads this week
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Jared Mondschein, University of Sydney
The 31-year-old, who was shot and killed while speaking at a university in Utah, was a highly influential figure in conservative politics.
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Shannon Bosch, Edith Cowan University
There are a number of criteria that must be met to claim self-defence, especially when it comes to a non-state actor like Hamas.
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DB Subedi, The University of Queensland
The youth who shook Nepal’s streets are being asked to help shape the country’s political future – can it work?
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Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne; Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University
After a lengthy and bitter dispute, the future of the media empire after Rupert Murdoch’s death has been resolved – and son Lachlan is to take the reins.
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Benjamin T. Jones, CQUniversity Australia
After months of pressure, Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has resigned. This creates a unique opportunity for the federal government.
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TC Weekly podcast
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Criminologist Keiran Hardy talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the origins of the sovereign citizen movement, and how it started in Australia with Prince Leonard.
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Our most-read article this week
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Jean-Pierre Scheerlinck, The University of Melbourne
The tropi mite spreads faster, kills colonies more quickly, and is harder to control with existing methods.
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In case you missed this week's big stories
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Rick Sarre, University of South Australia; Ben Livings, University of South Australia
One of the most high-profile court cases in Australian history has ended in the maximum sentence. Two legal experts explain the process.
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Ross Hendy, Monash University
The violent end of the hunt for Tom Phillips is a reminder of the tactical calculations Australian police must make in their search for alleged killer Dezi Freeman.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
After mishandling the initial incident, Ley now has to contend with a freelancing backbencher in a deeply divided opposition.
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Allen Cheng, Monash University
Having this national agency will help protect us against bird flu, falling immunisation rates and health misinformation. It’s a landmark in public health.
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Tom Dillon, The University of Melbourne
‘Set-off’ arrangements are an agreement to bundle certain entitlements owed under awards into higher base rates of pay.
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Levon Ellen Blue, The University of Queensland; Kerry Bodle, Griffith University; Peter Anderson, University of New England
Indigenous Australians’ median age at death is still just 63. That’s four years short of the age pension – let alone being able to enjoy a long retirement.
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Romain Fathi, Australian National University
Macron has cycled through several prime ministers in the past three years, and the public is blaming him for the instability.
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Sebastian Maslow, University of Tokyo
Ishiba inherited a deeply troubled party. Whoever succeeds him will need to restore public trust, or the party may fall victim to its own dominance.
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Michael Townsley, Griffith University
Rising theft is hitting retailers hard. But it’s worth considering what we’d miss if even toothpaste and instant coffee were locked up – as they have been overseas.
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Davinia Beaver, Bond University
A pigment called melanin that’s found in the iris does most of the work.
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Political extremes
"Charlie Kirk's death shouldn't become a rallying point for a "civil war" any more so than the murder of state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, or the attempted murder of state senator John Hoffman and his wife only three months ago. This extreme political divide between the left and right is a direct result of the culture of hate promoted by the US commander in chief, and a stain on the ideals espoused by the US founding fathers."
Steve Amesbury, Nowra, NSW 
Why it matters
"In Friday's newsletter, it’s asked why the Indian diaspora is so concerned about Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's comments. The allegation that Labor was favoring Indian immigrants 'because they voted Labor' implies two separate grievances: one, that Labor would actually attempt this; and perhaps more importantly, that Indian immigrants aren't capable of thinking for themselves and were assumed to be Labor puppets. The senator was not
just wrong, but also insultingly and provocatively wrong."
Mark Walker, Kempsey NSW
Apology owed
"Why our Indian migrants deserve an apology is because it is not a statement of fact but an intimation that one political party is deliberately encouraging migration from a particular country who are likely to support their viewpoints. Fundamentally politicians need to be responsible for how they communicate so they are upholding Australian values such as mutual respect and dignity rather than vilifying a specific community of people for political point scoring."
Adrian Bertolini
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