In session this morning, the Congress of #NewCaledonia appointed 11 members of the 18th Government of New Caledonia. The vote came after the anti-independence parity Calédonie ensemble (CE) brought down the government led by President Louis Mapou on Christmas Eve. THREAD

Did you know, the average Australian paid about twice as much income tax last year as Santos was fined for an oil spill? abc.net.au/news/2025-01-0…

Santos has been fined just $10,000 for a huge oil spill off the coast of WA. That's less than the average Australian household paid for groceries last year. #auspol Mark Ogge

Santos was fined $10,000 for spilling ~25,000L of oil off WA - it cost them less than a nursing degree. "In Norway, they tax their oil industry & give kids free degrees while in Australia we subsidise the oil industry & charge kids a fortune to go to uni." - @RDNS_TAI #auspol

Logging in the NSW proposed Great Koala National Park is about to recommence. 🧶👵’s👂today that 10% of the proposed Koala Park has been logged and the size of the proposed park is now in question. Demand your NSW MP deliver nswforests.org/call-your-mp/ 🧵1/2

Rallies took place yesterday at Coffs Harbour and Sydney as multiple groups called for an end to logging in the areas identified for the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) and for NSW to establish the park as promised. echo.net.au/2025/01/rallie… #KoalaPark #stoplogging Chris Minns

If you think the fossil fuel companies causing the increase in your insurance premiums should pay instead of you… sign our petition nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisaste…

"We are asking for people who care about saving the skate from extinction, who care about ensuring our government keeps its promises, to sign our petition to end salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour." - Eloise Carr, Director, TAS #auspol 🖊️ theaus.in/save_the_skate @GeneveraE

Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin to remain in French jail rnz.co.nz/international/…

'Final hurdle': Bougainville sets non-negotiable terms for independence rnz.co.nz/international/…

The 1st of our stories from #NewCaledonia / #kanaky is out on ABC Pacific, give it a read (and watch on iview). Some more fascinating stories still to come! Thanks to the Sean Dorney Grant for #Pacific Journalism through the Walkley Foundation Public Fund. Cooper Lindsay Williams

Get in your application for the Walkley Foundation Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific #Journalism before entries close on Monday! I cannot recommend this program enough - you have the opportunity to share #Pacific stories & meet amazing people along the way. walkleys.com/grants/sean-do…

New report from the Pacific Network on Globalisation in Suva PANG. “Blue Herrings” assesses the push to expand carbon markets into marine ecosystems – known as ‘blue carbon’ – and the danger that they will undercut reduction of emissions. pang.org.fj/blue-herrings-…

New Caledonia's giant geckos are the latest sensation in the global pet trade. But conservationists warn their social media-fuelled popularity is putting the endangered species at risk. abc.net.au/news/2025-05-0…

The world's largest and rarest geckos are a hot commodity in the pet trade. These little guys fetch thousands online and come all the way from #newcaledonia 🇳🇨. This story by Yasmine Wright Gittins and myself was supported by the Sean Dorney Walkley Foundation grant. abc.net.au/news/2025-05-0…

Beyond excited to share that Cooper Lindsay Williams & I have published our 2nd story as part of the Walkley Foundation Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalism. 📽 by Nicolas Job & Cooper Give it a watch here: youtu.be/61poVYSrxiw?si… #pacific #newcaledonia #kanaky #geckos

#NewCaledonia’s giant geckos are the latest sensation in the global pet trade. But conservationists warn their social media-fuelled popularity is putting the endangered species at risk. By Yasmine Wright Gittins and Cooper Lindsay Williams ABC News ABC News Doug Dingwall abc.net.au/news/2025-05-0…

France’s Atomic Energy Commission spent 90,000 euros in an effort to counter research in the book Toxique, which revealed that the French State consistently underestimated the ecological and human impact of nuclear testing in Māʿohi Nui #FrenchPolynesia. theguardian.com/world/2025/may…