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Tuvalu Starts Historic Climate Migration to Australia

12/11/2025

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Tuvalu has begun its first climate migration to Australia under a two-year-old agreement, with a 280-visa annual cap.
Over one-third of Tuvalu's 11,000 residents have applied for climate visas.
The initial group includes a forklift driver, a dentist, and a pastor.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the visas provide "mobility with dignity."
Support services are being established in Melbourne and Darwin to assist relocated Tuvaluan families.

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Story summary

Tuvalu has begun its first climate migration to Australia under a two-year-old agreement, with a 280-visa annual cap.
Over one-third of Tuvalu's 11,000 residents have applied for climate visas.
The initial group includes a forklift driver, a dentist, and a pastor.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the visas provide "mobility with dignity."
Support services are being established in Melbourne and Darwin to assist relocated Tuvaluan families.