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Nearly one-third of Pacific nation Tuvalu seeks Australian climate visa
TerraDaily
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Nearly one-third of Pacific nation Tuvalu seeks Australian climate visa By Laura CHUNG Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2025 Nearly one-third of citizens in Pacific nation Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas...
Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
Pacific News Service
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Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize. Kofe made headlines at last year’s COP 26 summit, when he gave a speech while standing knee-deep in the ocean to highlight rising sea levels due to climate change....
Opinion | Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world
Witness
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July 9, 2025
Some big changes arrive with a bang, but usually they sort of sneak in and you barely notice them at first. Last month’s big change saw the creation of the world’s first climate-change visas. It’s a way of giving potential climate refugees some...
Climate Change Minister Embarks on Pacific Tour to Boost COP31 Bid
The Epoch Times
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July 7, 2025
Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen looks on during a federal cabinet meeting in Perth, Australia, on June 3, 2025. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is set to tour four Pacific...
Today Tuvalu’s Climate change visas; tomorrow extensive to the World’s?
MercoPress
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Sunday, July 6th 2025 - 11:58 UTC UN COP26 Glasgow was not a conventional statesman – he was Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe, and he delivered a powerful message with his very presence in the encroaching waters. By Gwynne Dyer - Some big...
Today Tuvalu: tomorrow the world but escape hatches are closing
Cyprus Mail
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July 6, 2025
Some big changes arrive with a bang, but usually they sort of sneak in and you barely notice them at first. Last week’s big change saw the creation of the world’s first climate-change visas. It’s a way of giving potential climate refugees some...
Tuvalu questions reported U.S travel ban, says inclusion was a mistake
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 2, 2025
The Government of Tuvalu has raised concerns over reports that it was listed among countries facing new U.S visa restrictions. According to an official statement, Tuvalu’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Labour and Trade said it was not formally...
Tuvalu seeks US assurance after visa ban list error
The Sun Daily
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July 2, 2025
SYDNEY: Tuvalu, a tiny Pacific nation that scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, said it is seeking written assurance from the United States that its citizens will not be barred from entry after being apparently mistakenly included...
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Tuvalu’s ‘climate visa’ to Australia: Is it the beginning of a mass exodus from the island nation?
Firstpost
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July 2, 2025
In just four days, one-third of the population of Tuvalu entered a ballot for a new permanent visa to Australia. This world-first visa will enable up to 280 Tuvaluans to move permanently to Australia each year, from a current population of about...
Politician speaks out after third of Tuvalu’s citizens apply for Australian visas
Seven News
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July 2, 2025
Pacific Island nation Tuvalu has poured cold water on a report that a huge chunk of its citizens are eager to move to Australia through a world-first climate visa. It is instead likely that many applicants are ineligible, have applied multiple...
Legal questions raised over climate conflict of $200 million fossil fuel fund
Renew Economy
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July 2, 2025
One of New Zealand’s trading partners is investigating whether the creation of an investment fund for gas producers breaches a “sustainable” free trade agreement that explicitly blocks new fossil fuel subsidies, the deputy leader of the Greens...
Tuvalu seeks confirmation its citizens will not be affected by US visa ban
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 1, 2025
The Tuvalu government said it is seeking confirmation from the United States that its citizens will not be barred from entry, after the island nation said its inclusion on the US's list of countries facing travel bans was an "error". An internal...
Tuvalu seeks assurance from US its citizens won't be barred
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
By Kirsty Needham, Reuters In a statement on Tuesday, Tuvalu's government said it had not received any formal notification that it was on the list. Photo: Supplied: Hall Contracting Tuvalu seeks written assurance from US on visa ban error Says US...
New visa offers lifeline for Tuvaluans amid global climate crisis
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific Islanders, especially those from the climate-threatened nation of Tuvalu, are taking advantage of Australia’s new resettlement aimed at helping people affected by climate change. The move is part of a special agreement called the Falepili...
Tuvalu’s Climate Migration Surge: Why So Many Are Applying?
Asume Tech
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June 29, 2025
In a stunning reflection of the climate crisis, over one-third of Tuvalu’s population has applied for a groundbreaking climate visa to migrate to Australia. This alarming data comes as experts predict that rising sea levels will soon render this...
Australia-Tuvalu mobility pathway: does it address the climate crisis?
The Pacific Island Times
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July 2, 2025
Tuvalu/Photo courtesy of Jess Marinaccio On June 11, the Tuvaluan and Australian governments issued press releases announcing that the inaugural ballot for the Falepili Mobility Pathway would open on June 16. Part of the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili...
Fiji’s PM Sitiveni Rabuka says China’s military bases are ‘not welcome’ in the Pacific
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 3, 2025
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has delivered a blow to China’s security ambitions in the Pacific, declaring his country would “not welcome” any Chinese military bases in the region. But Rabuka has also stressed he doesn’t believe that China...
Today Tuvalu; Tomorrow the World
The Portugal News
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In late June all ten thousand residents of the South Pacific island state of Tuvalu were invited to enter a lottery whose 280 lucky winners will get a special climate-change visa that entitles them to work, study and live in Australia...
Aust-Tuvalu mobility pathway: Does it address climate crisis?
The National
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On June 11, the Tuvaluan and Australian governments issued press releases announcing that the inaugural ballot for the Falepili Mobility Pathway would open on June 16. Part of the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union Treaty, the mobility pathway falls...
Fiji PM says China's military bases are 'not welcome' in the Pacific
RNZ
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July 2, 2025
By Stephen Dziedzic, ABC News Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: X / @slrabuka Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has delivered a blow to China's security ambitions in the Pacific, declaring his...