Tuvalu–Australia Partnership: Tuvalu’s Acting Prime Minister and Finance Minister Panapasi Nelesone met Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn in Funafuti, reaffirming cooperation under the Falepili Union, climate resilience and development support, while raising practical challenges for Tuvaluans relocating to Australia—especially housing and transport—under the Falepili mobility pathway. Climate Finance Scrutiny: An AFP investigation says Tuvalu’s $200m trust fund, managed by Mercer, has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and a major crude oil refinery; Tuvalu says it is reviewing the fund’s “fossil fuel exposure,” as activists question the fit with Tuvalu’s push for fossil fuel phase-out. Education for Resilience: UNICEF reports a $2.5m programme (with GPE support and USP involvement) to upgrade Tuvalu teachers’ qualifications and skills, targeting untrained teachers across outer islands and running to end-2029. Regional Climate Diplomacy: Pacific officials stepped up COP31 preparations, with Fiji and Tuvalu set to host pre-COP meetings in October 2026, ahead of COP31 in Türkiye. Pacific Media Capacity: PNG’s National Broadcasting Corporation is hosting the 16th Pacific Media Partnership Conference in Port Moresby, focusing on resilient regional storytelling and newsroom safety amid digital disruption. Security Pact Review in the Solomons: Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale says he will review a secretive 2022 security pact with Beijing, after concerns it could enable a Chinese military presence—an issue that also affects regional economic and aid ties.