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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...
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...
EU and OACPS reaffirm commitment to Global Sustainable Development for the FfD4
PubAffairs Bruxelles
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July 1, 2025
The EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the 4th UN Conference on...
KFL opens in Samoa
The Fiji Times
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July 1, 2025
Financial services provider Kontiki Finance Ltd (KFL) has opened its new office in Apia, Samoa – a strategic step in expanding its footprint in the Pacific and supporting regional financial inclusion. KFL board chairman Chirk Yam said the Samoa...
1 in 3 Tuvaluans Applies for a New ‘Climate Visa’ to Australia
The Diplomat
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June 30, 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...
China, Pacific Islands work together on climate issue
China Daily Global
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China and Pacific Island nations should make deeper collaboration within the framework of South-South cooperation to tackle climate change challenges, a forum has heard. Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Apia, Samoa, on Tuesday, Toeolesulusulu...
Pacific Workshop to Promote Sustainable Gastronomy Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 27, 2025
UN Tourism, in partnership with the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and in collaboration with the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), will officially launch the “Development 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...
Kalu Seeks Stronger Ties Under Samoa Agreement
New Telegraph
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June 26, 2025
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called for enhanced cooperation between the European Parliament and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) under the framework of the Samoa Agreement. Speaking during a meeting in...
AOSIS, LDCs say progress is too slow at Bonn climate negotiations
St. Vincent Times
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June 25, 2025
On Tuesday 24th June, the United Nations negotiating bloc for small island developing states, AOSIS, joined the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) at a press conference to raise the alarm on stalled talks in key areas at the UN 62nd Meeting of the...
Samoa police probe voter fraud ahead of August polls
RNZ
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June 17, 2025
The Office of the Electoral Commission conducting voter registrations in Auala, Vaisala, Fagasa, and Sataua in June. Photo: Office of the Electoral Commission - Samoa Samoa police are investigating multiple cases of voter fraud, the Samoa Observer...
Samoa Prepares For Snap Election In August As The Pacific Watches
Lekmak
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June 16, 2025
Samoa is facing a period of significant political upheaval following the collapse of Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa’s government, triggering a snap general election scheduled for August 29, 2025. The dramatic turn of events was set in motion...
Cook Islands engages in regional dialogue on social impacts of labour mobility
Cook Island News
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July 1, 2025
Cook Islands participated in the Regional Workshop on the Social Impacts of Labour Mobility, held in Apia, Samoa, last week from June 23-26. MFAI/25063025 Cook Islands, led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, participated in a...
Unlocking Sustainable Finance, Key to Transition Pacific SIDS Economies
Talamua
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June 19, 2025
Apia, Samoa – 20 June 2025 – A timely policy dialogue held this week in Apia discussed ways to unlock sustainable finance solutions for Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This is recognition of the critical role sustainable finance...
Decades of climate uncertainty: Cook Islands grower speaks
Cook Island News
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June 18, 2025
After more than 30 years of farming on her Takuvaine plantation, Jean Tekura Mason says climate change has disrupted everything she understood about farming. “I’ve been a planter, gardener for over 30 years basically and what I’ve noticed over...
New Body Of Work By Yuki Kihara At Gus Fisher And Gow Langsford Galleries
Scoop
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“After personally witnessing the devastating impacts of cyclones in Sāmoa, I was compelled to create works that not only allude to our resilience living in the Pacific Islands but also inspire conversations about global warming as a clarion call...
Poutasi Development Trust project gets a Boost from National Bank of Samoa
Samoa Global News
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June 18, 2025
The work of the Poutasi Development Trust (PDT) project has received a boost from the National Bank of Samoa. The Poutasi project, run by community leader afioga Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale, is a charitable organisation in Samoa focused on the...
University of Newcastle ranked 2nd in World for Climate Action
The University of Newcastle Australia
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The University of Newcastle’s strong commitment to sustainability has been recognised globally, with the university ranking second in the world for Climate Action in the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. Solar panels on the University's...
Samoa to hold snap election on Aug. 29 after PM’s government collapses
Associated Press
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June 10, 2025
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Samoa will head to the polls on Aug. 29, a half-year earlier than expected, after Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa’s government collapsed following a budget defeat in parliament late last month. Fiamē, who became the...
Samoa protects 30% of its ocean with new marine spatial plan
Oceanographic Magazine
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June 7, 2025
Samoa’s ocean is filled with deep trenches, underwater seamounts, and coral reefs teeming with life. The new MPAs have been established to protect a place that is home to a number of critically endangered and endangered species, including the...