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The Latest Breaking News from Tuvalu

Australia-Tuvalu deal on climate and security may be at risk, intelligence boss says

Senior intelligence officer agrees deal is facing risk of unravelling amid ‘political change and turbulence’ in Pacific nation after elections

The Guardian - AU

Tuvalu’s pro-Taiwan leader loses seat in closely watched election

Tuvalu is one of only 12 remaining diplomatic allies of Taipei amid growing US-China rivalry in the Pacific.

Al Jazeera

Tuvalu’s pro-Taiwan prime minister Kausea Natano loses seat in partial election results

The results fuel concern that the micronation could switch diplomatic recognition to Beijing, as votes continue to be counted

The Guardian - AU

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Voting begins in tiny Tuvalu in election that reverberates from China to Australia

The elections come as China, the U.S. and others wrangle for influence in the South Pacific region. Tuvalu is one of 12 countries that have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

WEKU

Tuvalu election: what’s happening, and what could it mean for Taiwan, China and the Pacific?

The Pacific island has a population of just 11,000 but its political leadership could decide whether Taiwan loses another critical ally in the Pacific

The Guardian - AU

Can traditional architecture help build a ‘more resilient future’?

Pacific islands are looking to tradition to help address the climate crisis that threatens their existence.

Al Jazeera

'Digital nation' tries to save itself from climate doom

With rising sea levels threatening to wash Tuvalu away, the island nation has made a last-ditch attempt to preserve its statehood and culture.

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COP28: with a ‘loss and damage’ fund in place, protecting climate refugees is more urgent than ever

It has taken decades, but the complex and increasingly urgent issue of “climate mobility” has gradually become central to international climate negotiations.

The Conversation

France 'open to resettle' South Pacific islanders threatened by rising sea levels

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has said she is open to any resettlement request from tiny South Pacific nations threatened by rising sea levels, similar to Australia’s recent agreement with Tuvalu.

Radio France Internationale

French foreign minister says she is open to South Pacific resettlement requests due to rising seas

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says she is open to any resettlement request from tiny South Pacific nations threatened by rising sea levels, similar to Australia’s agreement with Tuvalu

The Independent UK

Happy, faithful and tied to nature: life adapting to the climate crisis – photo essay

Activists are pushing for action at the upcoming Cop28 summit as the way of life on Pacific islands such as Kioa in Fiji are reshaped by climate change

The Guardian - AU

Stay or go? Offered a future away from home, Tuvalu’s people face a painful choice

Australia’s visa offer to residents of the Pacific island nation in the face of the climate crisis stokes mixed emotions

The Guardian - AU

Pacific doubts on Australia's Tuvalu pact

A backlash to Australia's treaty with Tuvalu could be brewing, with a lack of consultation in the Pacific country possibly making it an election issue.

AAP

Deal to resettle climate-hit Tuvalu residents shows world ‘what’s at stake’, European officials say

German and EU officials say the treaty between Australia and the Pacific island country should spur global cut to emissions

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LiveScience

Which islands will become uninhabitable due to climate change first?

Climate change is raising sea levels, and many low-lying islands are at risk. But determining which communities will be first to leave is impossible to answer.

AAP

Door open for deals with other Pacific nations: Wong

Other Pacific countries could follow Tuvalu's lead and sign security agreements with Australia, with Penny Wong saying the offer is open.

France 24

Australia offers refuge to Tuvaluans as rising sea levels threaten Pacific archipelago

As sea levels continue to rise due to global warming, Tuvalu, a small archipelago in the Pacific, is seeing its territory disappear underwater, threatening the survival of its more than 11,000 inhabitants. A new treaty with Australia, however, will soon allow Tuvaluans to move to the largest country in Oceania,…

The Conversation

Australia's offer of climate migration to Tuvalu residents is groundbreaking – and could be a lifeline across the Pacific

For many years, I have been calling for the Australian government – along with other governments – to play its part in assisting Pacific communities affected by the adverse impacts of climate change and disasters.

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The Independent UK

The country offering visas to climate change victims

New climate-based immigration plan will grant visas to 280 Tuvalu nationals each year

The Guardian - AU

Tuvalu residency and security treaty: what is it and why is Australia doing it?

The deal helps offset criticism from the Pacific about Australian emissions, but it also brings it into the western orbit and away from China

The Independent UK

Australia offers refuge to Tuvalu citizens affected by climate crisis in landmark deal

New climate-based immigration plan will grant visas to 280 Tuvalu nationals each year

Evening Standard

Australia offers refuge to Tuvalu citizens impacted by climate crisis in landmark agreement

Australia will allow 280 people a year to migrate from Tuvalu

The Independent UK

Australia offers to help Tuvalu residents escape rising seas and other ravages of climate change

Australia is offering the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms that climate change is bringing

The Guardian - AU

Australia to offer residency to Tuvalu citizens displaced by climate change

Anthony Albanese announces immigration plan with special visa category for people affected by rising sea levels in the vulnerable Pacific island nation

AAP

Australia signs surprise pact with climate-hit Tuvalu

Anthony Albanese and Tuvaluan Prime Minister Kausea Natano have signed a surprise deal including migration pathways to Australia.

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