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"Almost 300 Tuvalu citizens will be able to move to Australia each year under a
new pact agreed with the climate-threatened Pacific nation.
The first Tuvaluans to resettle in Australia under the groundbreaking Falepili
Union treaty can apply from next week.
Citizens of the climate change-threatened Polynesian nation are being
encouraged to apply to move to Australia by the High Commission in Funafuti.
The migration pathway will allow 280 applicants – who will be selected at
random, rather than on the basis of skills or other criteria – through an
online ballot, to move to Australia.
Tuvalu is a clutch of reef islands and atolls roughly halfway between Brisbane
and Hawaii and home to just over 10,000 people.
It is the world’s most at-risk nation to sea level rise, with a highest point
of under five metres.
Fears of being subsided by sea prompted the discussion of the immigration
pathway between Australia and Tuvalu.
“The opening of the Falepili Mobility Pathway marks a significant moment for
our elevated partnership and demonstrates Australia’s ongoing commitment to the
government and people of Tuvalu,” Australian High Commissioner to Tuvalu David
Charlton said."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
