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Australia and Tuvalu sign the Falepili Union treaty in Rarotonga: Australian PM Anthony Albanese, (front left) and Tuvalu PM Kausea Natano exchange the agreement. 10 November 2023 Photo: Twitter.com / @PatConroy1
The former prime minister and now opposition leader of Tuvalu would scrap the Tuvalu/Australia treaty if elected as Prime Minister at the upcoming election.
Enele Sopoaga told RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis while Tuvalu shares a strong relationship with Australia, he believes the treaty attacks the sovereignty of the Tuvalu people: