Liam Moore
@liammoore.bsky.social
Climate mobilities researcher focusing on the Pacific.
Lecturer in International Politics and Policy at JCU
Lecturer in International Politics and Policy at JCU
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Liam Moore
@liammoore.bsky.social
· May 22
What are climate (im)mobilities and how can policy and practice around them be better?
New typology of climate (im)mobility policy clusters is out now from myself and Henrietta McNeil!
academic.oup.com/migration/ar...
New typology of climate (im)mobility policy clusters is out now from myself and Henrietta McNeil!
academic.oup.com/migration/ar...
How can we change migration and mobility policies for a changing climate?
With Henrietta McNeill-Stowers & Christina Newport, we identify 12 unique, but interlinked climate (im)mobility policy clusters based on existing policies and practices around mobilities in the Pacific.
With Henrietta McNeill-Stowers & Christina Newport, we identify 12 unique, but interlinked climate (im)mobility policy clusters based on existing policies and practices around mobilities in the Pacific.
migration.anu.edu.au
October 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
How can we change migration and mobility policies for a changing climate?
With Henrietta McNeill-Stowers & Christina Newport, we identify 12 unique, but interlinked climate (im)mobility policy clusters based on existing policies and practices around mobilities in the Pacific.
With Henrietta McNeill-Stowers & Christina Newport, we identify 12 unique, but interlinked climate (im)mobility policy clusters based on existing policies and practices around mobilities in the Pacific.
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🚨Delighted to announce the winner of the Boyer Prize for best article published in the AJIA in 2024. Warm congrats to @liammoore.bsky.social for this paper analysing the complexity of 🇦🇺relations with Pacific states. #OpenAccess
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
#AcademicPublishing
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#AcademicPublishing
October 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
🚨Delighted to announce the winner of the Boyer Prize for best article published in the AJIA in 2024. Warm congrats to @liammoore.bsky.social for this paper analysing the complexity of 🇦🇺relations with Pacific states. #OpenAccess
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
#AcademicPublishing
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
#AcademicPublishing
Pretty amazed and excited to say that I've been awarded the Boyer Prize for the best journal article of 2024 in the Australian Journal of International Affairs for my article 'A Dysfunctional Family'
www.tandfonline.com/journals/caj...
www.tandfonline.com/journals/caj...
September 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Pretty amazed and excited to say that I've been awarded the Boyer Prize for the best journal article of 2024 in the Australian Journal of International Affairs for my article 'A Dysfunctional Family'
www.tandfonline.com/journals/caj...
www.tandfonline.com/journals/caj...
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The ICJ’s ruling means Australia and other major polluters face a new era of climate reparations | Harj Narulla
The ICJ’s ruling means Australia and other major polluters face a new era of climate reparations | Harj Narulla
Countries are now bound under international law to reduce emissions or pay damages to affected nations – a clear statement that the status quo is not sufficient
Today, Australia has found itself on the wrong side of history.
The International Court of Justice has handed down a landmark ruling in the most significant climate decision ever issued by a court. As a barrister representing Solomon Islands in the case, I was in the courtroom to hear the judges reshape the global fight for climate justice. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The ICJ’s ruling means Australia and other major polluters face a new era of climate reparations | Harj Narulla
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In this blog, I explain how the ICJ’s historic Advisory Opinion on Climate Change addresses displacement, international protection and ongoing statehood researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
How the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Addresses Displacement, International Protection and Ongoing Statehood - Researching Internal Displacement
The International Court of Justice’s long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change embeds important principles of international human rights law. It confirms ...
researchinginternaldisplacement.org
July 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
In this blog, I explain how the ICJ’s historic Advisory Opinion on Climate Change addresses displacement, international protection and ongoing statehood researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
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The ICJ is a legendarily conservative legal body. Drawing on @drnajimagi.bsky.social 's live mega-thread last night hear are a few of the jaw-dropping moments for me in the Climate Change Advisory Opinion.
1. Licensing of new fossil fuel projects may be wrongful & expose states to int'l litigation
1. Licensing of new fossil fuel projects may be wrongful & expose states to int'l litigation
July 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The ICJ is a legendarily conservative legal body. Drawing on @drnajimagi.bsky.social 's live mega-thread last night hear are a few of the jaw-dropping moments for me in the Climate Change Advisory Opinion.
1. Licensing of new fossil fuel projects may be wrongful & expose states to int'l litigation
1. Licensing of new fossil fuel projects may be wrongful & expose states to int'l litigation
As the dust settles from the ICJ AO last night, attention turns to how states will react.
@rregenvanu.bsky.social made it clear that while the AO might be legally non-binding, diplomatically it's a different case.To remain partners with the Pacific, states must step up on climate.
@rregenvanu.bsky.social made it clear that while the AO might be legally non-binding, diplomatically it's a different case.To remain partners with the Pacific, states must step up on climate.
Landmark ICJ ruling ‘removes a lot of excuses’ from world’s biggest emitters, says Vanuatu Climate Change Minister | CNN
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the International Court of Justice.
edition.cnn.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
As the dust settles from the ICJ AO last night, attention turns to how states will react.
@rregenvanu.bsky.social made it clear that while the AO might be legally non-binding, diplomatically it's a different case.To remain partners with the Pacific, states must step up on climate.
@rregenvanu.bsky.social made it clear that while the AO might be legally non-binding, diplomatically it's a different case.To remain partners with the Pacific, states must step up on climate.
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Justice Wigney, said it would parliament (or the High Court) to change things. Otherwise, he said the applicants and others only had recourse to advocacy, protest and the ballot box.
The irony, of course, being that governments ignore the first and are making the second illegal.
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The irony, of course, being that governments ignore the first and are making the second illegal.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Justice Wigney, said it would parliament (or the High Court) to change things. Otherwise, he said the applicants and others only had recourse to advocacy, protest and the ballot box.
The irony, of course, being that governments ignore the first and are making the second illegal.
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The irony, of course, being that governments ignore the first and are making the second illegal.
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If I can sum up what just happened as neatly as possible: a Federal Court judge found the Australian government had ignored climate science when setting emissions targets, appeared to want to find for the applicants, but said his hands were tied by the law of negligence in Australia.
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Federal Court Justice Wigney is beginning his summary of his decision in Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth with a sketch of the changes to the Torres Strait islands. He is describing profound changes to the landscape.
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At 2pm today, we'll learn whether a group of Torres Strait Traditional Owners who sued the Australian government for negligence over its failure to meaningfully address climate change have been successful, and whether they've won.
I'll be reporting the decision for @reneweconomy.com.au.
I'll be reporting the decision for @reneweconomy.com.au.
July 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
If I can sum up what just happened as neatly as possible: a Federal Court judge found the Australian government had ignored climate science when setting emissions targets, appeared to want to find for the applicants, but said his hands were tied by the law of negligence in Australia.
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Very pleased to chair a Roundtable on the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Norms Research in International Relations at #OCIS2025.
@antjewiener.bsky.social @sassangholiagha.bsky.social
@antjewiener.bsky.social @sassangholiagha.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Very pleased to chair a Roundtable on the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Norms Research in International Relations at #OCIS2025.
@antjewiener.bsky.social @sassangholiagha.bsky.social
@antjewiener.bsky.social @sassangholiagha.bsky.social
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Fantastic roundtable discussions on The Oxford Handbook of Norms Research in International Relations (forthcoming) with @philorchard.bsky.social @carlawinston.bsky.social Jacqui True @liammoore.bsky.social #OCIS2025
July 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Fantastic roundtable discussions on The Oxford Handbook of Norms Research in International Relations (forthcoming) with @philorchard.bsky.social @carlawinston.bsky.social Jacqui True @liammoore.bsky.social #OCIS2025
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The President of Pacific island nation #Palau speaks out for #Australia to be the host of the next UN climate conference in 2026, #COP31.
This yes to Australia is simultaneously a no to Turkey who also wanted to host COP31.
I found his arguments are convincing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This yes to Australia is simultaneously a no to Turkey who also wanted to host COP31.
I found his arguments are convincing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We bear the brunt of the climate crisis. A Pacific Cop could help shape the global response | Surangel Whipps Jr
Australia should also make moves to address the climate impact of its fossil fuel production and exports
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The President of Pacific island nation #Palau speaks out for #Australia to be the host of the next UN climate conference in 2026, #COP31.
This yes to Australia is simultaneously a no to Turkey who also wanted to host COP31.
I found his arguments are convincing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This yes to Australia is simultaneously a no to Turkey who also wanted to host COP31.
I found his arguments are convincing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What are climate (im)mobilities and how can policy and practice around them be better?
New typology of climate (im)mobility policy clusters is out now from myself and Henrietta McNeil!
academic.oup.com/migration/ar...
New typology of climate (im)mobility policy clusters is out now from myself and Henrietta McNeil!
academic.oup.com/migration/ar...
May 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
What are climate (im)mobilities and how can policy and practice around them be better?
New typology of climate (im)mobility policy clusters is out now from myself and Henrietta McNeil!
academic.oup.com/migration/ar...
New typology of climate (im)mobility policy clusters is out now from myself and Henrietta McNeil!
academic.oup.com/migration/ar...
I'll be speaking alongside Yetta Gurtner on Tuesday next week for Pint of Science.
$10 tickets, 6.30pm at Townsville Brewing Co.
If you are around Townsville come past!
pintofscience.com.au/event/disast...
$10 tickets, 6.30pm at Townsville Brewing Co.
If you are around Townsville come past!
pintofscience.com.au/event/disast...
Disasters in the Modern Age
What can we learn from other communities adapting to disasters, and how can we prepare for the next one?
pintofscience.com.au
May 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I'll be speaking alongside Yetta Gurtner on Tuesday next week for Pint of Science.
$10 tickets, 6.30pm at Townsville Brewing Co.
If you are around Townsville come past!
pintofscience.com.au/event/disast...
$10 tickets, 6.30pm at Townsville Brewing Co.
If you are around Townsville come past!
pintofscience.com.au/event/disast...
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New research shows successive NZ governments keep opting for expensive short-term fixes after floods and other disasters. But there are two other choices available.
As insurance gets harder to buy, NZ has 3 choices for disaster recovery – and we keep choosing the worst one
theconversation.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
New research shows successive NZ governments keep opting for expensive short-term fixes after floods and other disasters. But there are two other choices available.
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New figures on internal displacement globally are out today from @idmc-geneva.bsky.social. Nearly 70% of global internal displacement in 2024 occurred in the context of disasters www.internal-displacement.org/global-repor...
2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID)
The 2024 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) report presents the data and analysis behind the 75.9 million people living in internal displacement as of the end of 2023. It is the ninth editi...
www.internal-displacement.org
May 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
New figures on internal displacement globally are out today from @idmc-geneva.bsky.social. Nearly 70% of global internal displacement in 2024 occurred in the context of disasters www.internal-displacement.org/global-repor...
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The Oxford Handbook on Norm Research in International Relations, edited by @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @antjewiener.bsky.social, and myself, now has a webpage (and a cover!) and will be out in November.
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May 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The Oxford Handbook on Norm Research in International Relations, edited by @sassangholiagha.bsky.social, @antjewiener.bsky.social, and myself, now has a webpage (and a cover!) and will be out in November.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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How anxieties about national security could shape the election outcome: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-29/labor-liberal-pacific-policies-climate-change-china/105224594
How anxieties about national security could shape the election outcome
With Australian voters facing an increasingly dangerous and uncertain world, both Labor and the Coalition are trying to burnish their national security credentials.
www.abc.net.au
April 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
How anxieties about national security could shape the election outcome: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-29/labor-liberal-pacific-policies-climate-change-china/105224594
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Come and work with me! We’re hiring a new Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in international disaster law to join us at the Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social - apply by 15 May external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow - Evacuations in International Law
Unique opportunity for a Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in international disaster law to join a world-leading research program on ‘Evacuations in International Law: Disasters, Conflict an...
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au
April 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Come and work with me! We’re hiring a new Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in international disaster law to join us at the Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social - apply by 15 May external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
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With the US & UK retreating from foreign #aid, #Australia's new budget is more than numbers — it's a statement of intent. But what should Australia's role really be in the #Pacific?
A quick, smart read here: shorturl.at/XV9yi
@anubellschool.bsky.social
A quick, smart read here: shorturl.at/XV9yi
@anubellschool.bsky.social
What Should Australian Aid in the Pacific Look Like after the Retreat of USAID?
The 2025–26 budget delivered by Australia’s Labor government is one of the first tangible pieces of evidence of how Australia plans to counter the much-publicised revision of the United States’
(US’) ...
shorturl.at
April 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
With the US & UK retreating from foreign #aid, #Australia's new budget is more than numbers — it's a statement of intent. But what should Australia's role really be in the #Pacific?
A quick, smart read here: shorturl.at/XV9yi
@anubellschool.bsky.social
A quick, smart read here: shorturl.at/XV9yi
@anubellschool.bsky.social
Great read here, another argument for why Australia needs to be doing more and doing better in the Pacific
Responsibility and anxiety in the ‘Pacific family’: AUKUS as a source of ontological insecurity From @vahamilla.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Responsibility and anxiety in the ‘Pacific family’: AUKUS as a source of ontological insecurity From @vahamilla.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Responsibility and anxiety in the ‘Pacific family’: AUKUS as a source of ontological insecurity
In 2021 Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced a trilateral defence partnership (AUKUS) that provided, among other things, Australia access to nuclear-powered submarines. Thi...
www.tandfonline.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Great read here, another argument for why Australia needs to be doing more and doing better in the Pacific
Responsibility and anxiety in the ‘Pacific family’: AUKUS as a source of ontological insecurity From @vahamilla.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Responsibility and anxiety in the ‘Pacific family’: AUKUS as a source of ontological insecurity From @vahamilla.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Well worth a read. @mereoni.bsky.social and @romiteshkant.bsky.social paper on "The Pacific Ocean of peace: a promise or a paradox?" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Pacific Ocean of peace: a promise or a paradox?
Using Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s articulation of the region as an ‘Ocean of Peace’ as an entry point, this article examines the competing visions of peace and sovereignty in the Pacifi...
www.tandfonline.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Well worth a read. @mereoni.bsky.social and @romiteshkant.bsky.social paper on "The Pacific Ocean of peace: a promise or a paradox?" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Vocal pushback on the limited ambition in this deal from Pacific states.
www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
Pacific leaders disappointed at global shipping emissions deal
Pacific leaders and allies expressed their disappointment at an agreement to tackle shipping emissions during the International Maritime Organisation by refusing to support it.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Vocal pushback on the limited ambition in this deal from Pacific states.
www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
'What Should Australian Aid in the Pacific Look Like after the Retreat of USAID?'
My thoughts on why Aus should be doing more to support Pacific communities to design and implement their own dev projects, particularly on climate mobilities
openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstreams/a...
My thoughts on why Aus should be doing more to support Pacific communities to design and implement their own dev projects, particularly on climate mobilities
openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstreams/a...
openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au
April 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
'What Should Australian Aid in the Pacific Look Like after the Retreat of USAID?'
My thoughts on why Aus should be doing more to support Pacific communities to design and implement their own dev projects, particularly on climate mobilities
openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstreams/a...
My thoughts on why Aus should be doing more to support Pacific communities to design and implement their own dev projects, particularly on climate mobilities
openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstreams/a...
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Among the inanities of today's US tariff decisions: 10% tariffs on the Marshall Islands and on "Micronesia" (Federated States of, I presume). These countries have Compacts of Free Association with the US, meaning economic support, access to US programs, freedom of movement, and no duty on imports.
April 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Among the inanities of today's US tariff decisions: 10% tariffs on the Marshall Islands and on "Micronesia" (Federated States of, I presume). These countries have Compacts of Free Association with the US, meaning economic support, access to US programs, freedom of movement, and no duty on imports.