"A drowning memory": the Pacific Island communities fighting for their survival
Follow The Money28 Feb 2025

"A drowning memory": the Pacific Island communities fighting for their survival

For communities in Tuvalu and Kiribati, climate change isn’t an abstract threat – it’s having a real-time impact on their lives and culture.

On this bonus episode of Follow the Money, Walkley Award-winning journalist Stephen Long speaks to three young climate advocates about the impact of climate change in Tuvalu and Kiribati, their dismay at the continued expansion of fossil fuels by Australia and other developed nations, and how they are fighting for the future of their societies.

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Guest: Gitty Yee, Communications Officer, Tuvalu Climate Action Network

Guest: Aselu O’Brien, Draughtsman, Lands and Survey Department, Government of Tuvalu

Guest: Robert Karoro, National Coordinator, Kiribati Climate Action Network

Host: Stephen Long, Stephen Long, Senior Fellow and Contributing Editor, the Australia Institute // @StephenLongAus

Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // @elinorjohnstonleek

Show notes:

Neighbour from hell – A Pacific plea to Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton, Pacific Elders’ Voice (December 2024)

‘As the Coalition goes nuclear, Labor is free to ensure fossil fuels are burned with abandon and little scrutiny’ by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (June 2024)

Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions

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