Yes, actually I do expect reparations (“free handouts”) and free asylum for climate refugees.
Maybe you should ask why Australia decided to wrangle Tuvalus independence instead of just making a better offer. And also, to ask yourself for whom exactly this deal is “the best option”. Not the majority of the Tuvaluan population.
On a global scale Australia has very little impact in terms of climate so if anyone was paying reparations the majority wouldn’t be from Australia would it?
It’s obvious why Tuvalu ceded independence of certain rights and that’s because they’re on the pathway to no longer existing and they want stability and security from a prosperous and trustworthy country.
Of course the deal is in Australia’s interest.
If you think nations act without their interests in mind you are extremely naive. This is just realpolitik.
Yes, actually I do expect reparations (“free handouts”) and free asylum for climate refugees.
Maybe you should ask why Australia decided to wrangle Tuvalus independence instead of just making a better offer. And also, to ask yourself for whom exactly this deal is “the best option”. Not the majority of the Tuvaluan population.
On a global scale Australia has very little impact in terms of climate so if anyone was paying reparations the majority wouldn’t be from Australia would it?
It’s obvious why Tuvalu ceded independence of certain rights and that’s because they’re on the pathway to no longer existing and they want stability and security from a prosperous and trustworthy country.
Of course the deal is in Australia’s interest.
If you think nations act without their interests in mind you are extremely naive. This is just realpolitik.