Today marked the close of the official Regional Dialogues of the Global Ethical Stocktake (GES), but the conversation is only just beginning.

The Pacific Elders’ Voice co-convened the Oceania Regional Dialogue of the Global Ethical Stocktake held in Sydney on Monday, September 15. These regional dialogues mobilize ethical commitment in the lead up to COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Sometimes it shouldn’t be a question about who gives you more money, but rather on who will respect your integrity and independence.

Conversation with Pacific Islands Youth and Elders on challenges and opportunities for future generation.

Wealthy high-polluting countries to face growing calls from poorer nations to help cover cost of extreme weather and sea level rises.

Pacific leaders are asking the Federal Government to fund a standalone finance arm, to help Pacific countries fix the loss and damage they suffer due to climate change.

Australia in its “moral duty” would pay compensation to developing countries battered by climate change-fuelled natural disasters under a push by Pacific Island nations.

The Albanese government would look hypocritical leading a Pacific nations bid to host a United Nations climate conference, according to regional statesmen.

For almost a decade, Australia’s engagement with the Pacific has been perceived as inauthentic.

Their Excellencies Anote Tong, former President of Kiribati and Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., former President of Palau spoke to ABC News as part of a tour organised by Pacific Elders Voice and the Edmund Rice Centre.

The former presidents of Kiribati and Palau are calling for deeper cuts to emissions and for new coal and gas projects to be cut down or stopped.

Australia’s push to host a global climate change conference would be a “contradiction” with the approval of new coal and gas projects, former Pacific leaders say.

Two world leaders have shared the key reason they feel it’s “wrong” to support Australia in holding a major international conference.

Australia must not take Pacific nations for granted as it has in the past as China looms as an alternative partner which offers “significant benefits”, two former presidents from the region have warned.

Former Pacific Island nation presidents have challenged the Albanese government to “walk the talk” on climate action and start phasing out of the fossil fuels which threaten the future of their region.