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Pacific Island Forum in Nauru: Climate change ‘biggest threat’

Marise Payne is being sworn-in as Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs during a ceremony at Government House in Canberra, Tuesday, August 28, 2018.  (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
Newly-sworn in Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne will go to the Pacific Islands Forum in Scott Morrison's place. Source: AAP

The Morrison government has resisted a push by small Pacific island states for stronger and more urgent action to cut carbon emissions, despite agreeing at this week’s Pacific Island Forum that climate change is the biggest security threat to the region.


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The Morrison government has resisted a push by small Pacific island states for stronger and more urgent action to cut carbon emissions, despite agreeing at this week’s Pacific Island Forum that climate change is the biggest security threat to the region.


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