The Latest Breaking News from Tuvalu

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

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.

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

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.

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

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,…

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.

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

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

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

Australia will allow 280 people a year to migrate from Tuvalu