The Global Centre

06/10/2025

If you missed the recent screenings of this film by Stephen Long and the The Australia Institute featuring three of the Global Centre’s wonderful Advocacy Leadership alumni you can watch it here. If you have community groups, schools or other gatherings please consider screening this important film with your community.

This original documentary from The Australia Institute takes viewers to the front line of the destruction that climate change is causing. In the Pacific isla...

05/10/2025

Director for the Global Centre for Social Justice and Advocacy Leadership speaking at the film launch of ‘Save Tuvalu, Save the World’ in Canberra.

01/10/2025

What does justice look like for the next generation of Pacific leaders?

In this great conversation with one of our advocacy leadership alumni, Robert Karoro from Kiribati we learn about his his vision for climate justice, intergenerational leadership, and the vaka roven spirit guiding his work.

🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/geFrCdsn

📺 Watch on YouTube:
https://lnkd.in/gi8Kbk7K

🌀 Hosted by The Global Centre for Social Justice and Advocacy Leadership — amplifying voices from the Pacific and beyond.

29/09/2025

Australia’s Carbon Hypocrisy: Why We Must Tax Carbon Like To***co

Australia can’t claim climate leadership while subsidising fossil fuels. Just as we taxed to***co to protect public health, we must tax carbon to protect our planet.

✔ End fossil fuel subsidies
✔ Price carbon fairly
✔ Invest in a just transition for workers and communities

Read the full op-ed here: https://www.theglobalcentre.org.au/op_ed_australia_s_carbon_hypocrisy_it_s_time_to_tax_our_carbon_like_to***co

Australia’s climate policy is suffering from a crisis of sincerity. We continue to declare carbon reduction targets pegged against the 2005 baseline - a benchmark that conveniently flatters the numbers, while proudly invoking our early commitment to international climate agreements, such as the Ky...

22/09/2025

👉 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4dto9Z7phsk

In this conversation, Kumi and ‘Alopi explore:

- The Pacific’s landmark role in taking climate justice to the International Court of Justice

- Indigenous knowledge as human knowledge and its urgent relevance today

- The power of arts and culture (artivism) to mobilize people globally

21/09/2025

🔥 What can young leaders, indigenous wisdom, and the arts teach us about saving our future?

In this Power, People, Planet episode, Kumi Naidoo speaks with ‘Alopi Latukefu of the Global Centre for Social Justice and Advocacy Leadership about his journey from Papua New Guinea to global advocacy.

They dive into Pacific leadership on climate justice—from law students in Vanuatu taking the crisis to the International Court of Justice, to calls for a Fossil Fuel Treaty. They highlight the power of indigenous knowledge, cultural wisdom, and art in driving urgent action.

🎶 The episode closes with Mina-Siale’s “Don’t Mess It All Up,” reminding us that protecting our planet is our shared responsibility.

🔑 Highlights:
• Pacific youth leading the fight for climate justice
• Indigenous knowledge as key to survival
• The push for a Fossil Fuel Treaty
• “Artivism” fueling climate action

👉 Watch, listen, and be inspired:

🔥 What can young leaders, indigenous wisdom, and the arts teach us about saving our future?In this episode of Power, People, Planet Podcast, Kumi Naidoo sit...

17/09/2025

The Global Centre’s Director ‘Alopi Latukefu has been asked to provide the keynote address at this gathering in October. Be part of the conversation and register for what will be a fascinating discusssion with a range of impressive speakers on the subsequent panel.

15/09/2025

Have a read of our Director's response to Development Intelligence Lab’s Intel question this week.

What will it take for the region to believe Australia is serious about climate action?

"If Australia demonstrates meaningful action, it will be seen not merely as a neighbour, but as a true member of the Pacific family...”

Read 'Alopi Latukefu's full response:

The Intel is a barometer for Indo-Pacific development issues. One topical question a week, three expert responses every fortnight. Short, sharp and provocative.

10/09/2025

# # Content advisory: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Pacific Islander viewers are advised this video contains the voice, image and name of a person who has passed away; we acknowledge the profound cultural significance of this and extend our deepest respects to their family, community and Elders past and present. # #

In this special episode of A Just(ER) Generation, we honour Uili Lousi—beloved Tongan climate advocate, artist and cultural custodian—who sadly passed away on 20 June. Recorded prior to his passing, the conversation offers an intimate portrait of Uili’s vision and artistry: creativity as a vehicle for healing and relationship-building, holistic care of body and spirit as the foundation for caring for land and ocean, and strength drawn from unity and the interconnectedness of all life. We offer this episode in gratitude for his voice, vision and legacy.

Watch: https://www.theglobalcentre.org.au/a_just_er_generation_with_uili_lousi

08/09/2025

🇦🇺✨ Australia’s future as the “lucky country” depends on the choices we make today.

In this op-ed, we explored how embracing inclusion — especially in the face of climate displacement and migration — can help us build a more just, resilient, and united nation.

🌏 From Falepili to First Nations justice, the piece calls for leadership grounded in empathy, equity, and shared humanity.

📖 Read it here: https://www.theglobalcentre.org.au/op_ed_australia_could_still_be_the_lucky_country_if_we_choose_inclusion

Donald Horne famously called Australia “the Lucky Country,” suggesting our prosperity came more from chance than from careful planning or vision. The stark reality, however, is Australia’s “luck” has often been shaped by short-term, extractive decisions aimed at immediate gain for a privil...

08/09/2025

In this special episode of A Just(ER) Generation, we honour Uili Lousi—beloved Tongan climate advocate, artist and cultural custodian—who sadly passed away on 20 June. Recorded prior to his passing, the conversation offers an intimate portrait of Uili’s vision and artistry: creativity as a vehicle for healing and relationship-building, holistic care of body and spirit as the foundation for caring for land and ocean, and strength drawn from unity and the interconnectedness of all life. We offer this episode in gratitude for his voice, vision and legacy.

Host: ’Alopi Latukefu.

Watch: https://www.theglobalcentre.org.au/a_just_er_generation_with_uili_lousi

# # Content advisory: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Pacific Islander viewers are advised this video contains the voice, image and name of a person who has passed away; we acknowledge the profound cultural significance of this and extend our deepest respects to their family, community and Elders past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Pacific Islander viewers are advised that this video contains the voice, image, and name of a person who has passed away.

04/09/2025

New episode of A Just(ER) Generation: Professor Daniel Ghezelbash reflects on how his family’s refugee story—and his cousin’s asylum journey—shaped a lifelong commitment to justice. Born in Australia to Iranian refugee parents, he shares how these experiences set him on the path to becoming one of the country’s leading voices in international refugee law. As Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW, Daniel unpacks Australia’s shifting asylum policies, the global “race to the bottom,” and the urgent need for cooperation. He also explores misinformation, the impact of technology and behavioural science on public opinion, and how tools like AI can be harnessed to uphold human dignity.

https://www.theglobalcentre.org.au/a_just_er_generation_with_professor_daniel_ghezelbash