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"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 10,000. The visa is
open to anyone who wants to work, study or live in Australia. Unlike other visa
schemes for Pacific peoples, a job offer in Australia is not required.
While the visa itself doesn’t mention climate change, the treaty that created
it is framed in the context of the “existential threat posed by climate
change”. That’s why when it was announced, I described it as the world’s first
bilateral agreement on climate mobility.
The Australian government, too, has called it “the first agreement of its kind
anywhere in the world, providing a pathway for mobility with dignity as climate
impacts worsen”.
The high number of ballot applications may come as a surprise to many,
especially given there were multiple concerns within Tuvalu when the treaty was
first announced. Even so, some analysts predicted all Tuvaluans would apply
eventually, to keep their options open."
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
