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Australia and New Zealand are neighbours in the Pacific region. The activities and policies of each have an impact on each other as well as on other countries in the region.
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Aarushi, Kumar, P. (2022). Exploring Australia and New Zealand’s Climate Policies: Similarities and Differences. In: Alsford, N.J. (eds) Pacific Voices and Climate Change. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98460-1_10
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