As climate change threatens to sink small and vulnerable countries, large and powerful ones are seeing an opportunity.

The climate crisis is giving them the chance to increase their influence, access to valuable resources and military reach.

As Australia enters a new agreement with one of our pacific neighbours facing climate disaster – are we really helping them, or are we just helping ourselves?

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on the agreement between Australia and Tuvalu. 

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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe

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