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A Conversation with Reverend James Bhagwan
April 18, 2025
In this episode of A Just(ER) Generation, Reverend James Bhagwan shares his journey from a faith-driven upbringing in Fiji to his leadership as Secretary General of the Pacific Conference of Churches. He explores how...
Read More ShareUpcoming Event: Climate Mobility with Dignity - Why do we need a climate mobility sector in Australia?
April 18, 2025
As global climate impacts intensify, with particularly acute effects across the Pacific, and with a potential ‘Pacific COP’ on the horizon, this event shines a light on the complexities of climate mobility in our...
Read More ShareThe world needs Indigenous voices at COP30 and beyond
April 08, 2025
By Ray Minniecon and 'Alopi Latukefu Published on The Interpreter, a daily by the Lowy Institute. As the world gears up for COP30 in Brazil and the hopefully soon-to-be-announced COP31 in Australia (co-hosted with the Pacific), the...
Read More ShareThe changing scape of international development and how we all need to refocus on what and who is important
April 05, 2025
by ‘Alopi Latukefu, Director, Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education Australia and the world are at a crossroads in the decisions we make and the approach we take to ‘international development’. A...
Read More SharePenny-Pinching Foreign Aid Budget Loses Sight of Big Picture
April 05, 2025
As a global centre for social justice and advocacy leadership the Edmund Rice Centre has welcomed Australia’s renewed commitment to international development through its 2.7% increase in the 2025-2026 budget for Official Development Assistance...
Read More ShareClimate Change: The Existential Threat of Our Lifetime
April 05, 2025
In a recent episode of SBS Samoan's TALANOA podcast, our Edmund Rice Centre Director Alopi Latukefu discusses the pressing issue of climate change, referring to it as "the existential threat of our lifetime." He...
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