AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPALM Worker Pay Shock: A Timor-Leste farm worker says Australia’s PALM scheme left him working six days a week for months yet returning home with just $1,500 after being told to repay travel and accommodation costs. Queer Rights & Safety: Melbourne’s Pride of our Footscray says a queer nightclub is “uninsurable” for two years, keeping pressure on insurers and regulators. Climate Law Push to UN: Vanuatu is driving a UN vote aimed at turning the ICJ’s climate ruling into legal accountability, not just promises. Victoria Donations Crisis: Victoria’s government is scrambling to remake donation laws after the High Court struck down parts of the system, leaving a regulatory vacuum ahead of the state election. Ocean Protection Momentum: PNG is planning a huge “no-take” Western Manus Marine Protected Area, feeding into a wider Melanesian ocean corridor push with Vanuatu and Fiji. Port Vila Spotlight: MP Marie Louise Milne speaks on being the only woman MP in Vanuatu’s 14th Legislature as the government’s climate and ocean agenda gathers pace.
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