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'Wrongful act': Vanuatu warns Australia may break international law if gas project proceeds

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Australia has been warned approving the contentious North West Shelf gas extension may break international law. The government could give the final tick to the West Australian fossil fuel project in as soon as tomorrow. But on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum, one of the region's climate elders has warned that the move risks Australia's credibility in the Pacific.
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