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Australia Withholds Tuvalu Fund Papers Amid Fossil-Fuel Investments

6/24/2026

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Australia refused to release internal papers on the $200 million Tuvalu Trust Fund, citing damage, and released some public files while keeping internal reports confidential.
The fund, supported by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, invests in coal, gas and an oil refinery.
Ivan Diaz-Rainey warned that Pacific islands lack strong regulators to prevent greenwashing of the fund.
Wes Morgan said the fund’s fossil-fuel holdings are incongruous with Tuvalu’s climate crisis.

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Australia refused to release internal papers on the $200 million Tuvalu Trust Fund, citing damage, and released some public files while keeping internal reports confidential.
The fund, supported by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, invests in coal, gas and an oil refinery.
Ivan Diaz-Rainey warned that Pacific islands lack strong regulators to prevent greenwashing of the fund.
Wes Morgan said the fund’s fossil-fuel holdings are incongruous with Tuvalu’s climate crisis.