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Why one third of Tuvalu’s population hopes to relocate to Australia
Thred
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June 30, 2025
James Ellmoor, CEO of an agency focused on sustainable development for small island states called Island Innovation, said the response was ‘not surprising’. Ellmoor acknowledged that the current application rates suggest that vast majority of...
Why Australia is taking only 280 people a year from Tuvalu, even as one third want to flee
The Economic Times
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June 29, 2025
Tuvalu, possibly the worst-hit country by climate change, is a Polynesian island nation that sits just two metres above sea level and is literally disappearing. Home to just over 11,000 people, Tuvalu is known for its pristine beauty, diverse...
Tuvalu: Are its allies doing enough to unlock its ocean wealth?
Lekmak
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June 21, 2025
Tuvalu, a tiny dot in the vast South Pacific, faces a unique challenge. With a population of just under 10,000 spread across a mere 26 square kilometres, its geographic isolation and modest size naturally limit traditional avenues for growth. Yet,...
Half of Tuvalu applies for Australia’s new climate visa
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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June 28, 2025
REUTERS/MANON CRUZ Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Penitala Teo delivers a speech during a plenary session at the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), which gathers leaders, researchers and activists to discuss how to protect marine...
Australia is offering a special ‘climate’ visa – and people in Tuvalu are applying fast
The Straits Times
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June 28, 2025
Tuvalu, home to about 10,000 or so people scattered across nine small coral islands, has been losing land to rising seas.PHOTO: AFP As sea levels rise, Australia said it would offer a special, first-of-its-kind “climate visa” to citizens of...
Where Is Tuvalu And Why 1/3 Of Its Population Are Scrambling To Transfer To Australia
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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June 27, 2025
Tuvalu, a tiny Polynesian Pacific nation, faces a threat that could make it vanish within decades. Dubbed the 'fastest disappearing island', more than a third of its population is now actively seeking to escape an uncertain future by moving to...
A solidarity success and a climate failure: Thousands of Tuvaluans seek new visa to Australia
Euronews
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June 27, 2025
More than a third of people from the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are seeking to move to Australia through an unprecedented climate visa scheme that opened last week. Signed by the two countries in 2023, the Falepili Union provides a pathway...
PM Mitchell: Regional governments must be prepared to negotiate with Trump
Now Grenada
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June 18, 2025
by Linda Straker Story about travel ban list originally published by The Washington Post last weekend 36 countries identified in cable sent to US embassies on weekend 4 on list are OECS member states with Citizenship by Investment Programmes Prime...
Nearly one-third of Tuvalu residents apply for Australian climate change visa programme
RNZ
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June 26, 2025
Tuvalu is home to 10,643 people, according to census figures collected in 2022. Photo: Supplied Nearly a third of Tuvalu's citizens are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia, as rising seas threaten the Pacific nation's palm-fringed...
One in three Tuvaluans has applied for a climate change visa
Baltic News Network
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June 27, 2025
More than a third of the people of the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have applied for the world’s first climate change visa, which will allow them to move permanently to Australia, the BBC reports. Applications for the visa began on the 16th of...
1 in 3 Tuvaluans is bidding for a new ‘climate visa’ to Australia – here’s why everyone may ultimately end up applying
The Conversation
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June 27, 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...
Mapa: ¿en qué países es legal el matrimonio homosexual? ¿Dónde fue legal primero?
KVIA - Texas
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June 27, 2025
Por CNN Español El matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo es una realidad en al menos 39 países, según un reporte de la Asociación Internacional de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Trans e Intersex (ILGA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la suma de...
Pacific Nations Cup 2025 closes with champions crowned
Samoa News
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July 14, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) proudly announces the successful conclusion of the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup, hosted from June 30 to July 5, with final matches played on July 6 after weather-related delays....
Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa
New Scientist
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June 26, 2025
Tuvalu is extremely vulnerable to sea level rise Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images How does it feel to lose your home to climate change? The roughly 10,000 residents of Tuvalu will be among the first in the world to have to confront this question....
One-third Tuvalu nation apply for Australian climate visa amid rising sea threat
Hindustan Times
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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 threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show. Australia is offering visas to 280 Tuvalu...
Climate exodus begins: Thousands of Tuvaluans seek Australia's landmark visa
Malay Mail
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June 27, 2025
SYDNEY, June 27 — Nearly one-third of citizens in Pacific nation Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show. Australia is offering visas...
Nearly a Third of Tuvalu Residents Seek Climate Visas to Australia as Sea Engulfs Their Home
Common Dreams
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June 26, 2025
With more than three weeks to go until the deadline for citizens of Tuvalu to apply for a limited number of visas as part of an agreement with Australia, nearly a third of people in the tiny Pacific island nation had registered by Thursday in...
Facing Rising Seas, Thousands in Tuvalu Seek an Escape Through Australia
Gizmodo
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June 26, 2025
As rising sea levels gradually swallow the world’s low-lying island nations, many citizens will have no choice but to leave their homes behind. In Tuvalu, one of the world’s most climate-threatened archipelagos, the migration has already begun....
One in three Tuvaluans apply to relocate to Australia under climate visa scheme just 10 days after opening
Seven News
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June 26, 2025
Nearly a third of the population of Pacific island nation Tuvalu has applied for a new visa scheme that would allow them to relocate to Australia. Australia is offering 280 visas annually to Tuvaluan citizens under the Falepili Union treaty — a...
Why most Pacific governments stand with Israel in spite of UN votes
Asia Pacific Report
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June 26, 2025
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Amid uncertainty in the Middle East, one thing remains clear — most Pacific governments continue to align themselves with Israel. Dr Steven Ratuva, distinguished professor of Pacific Studies at Canterbury...