Today on Pearls and Irritations
What Pacific women want global climate advocates to hear before COP31
As Pacific leaders gather ahead of COP31, new research shows women want more than recognition of their vulnerability. They want decision-making power, direct access to climate finance and water security placed at the centre of climate justice.
Why the populist right arrived later in Australia – part one
Greens can hope to pick up the mess Labor and Albanese have made
Brazil votes in another high-stakes Lula–Bolsonaro showdown
Trump has hollowed out the State Department
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