Oceania Vanuatu Death toll of 14 is expected to rise in Vanuatu after two earthquakes near capital Port Vila plunged the nation into state of emergency; Australia has vowed immediate help
Oceania Tonga Tonga's Attorney General, Hon. Linda Simiki Folaumoetu'i, presented Tonga's oral statement before the International Court of Justice on the states' obligations on climate change
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands National University will offer a new course on national security supported by the Australian Government to develop Solomon Islands' capacity to produce high-quality analytical texts and teaching on national security
Oceania Marshall Islands Majuro recorded its second busiest month of the year in November, thanks to the resumption of tuna transshipment activities, with 23 transshipments, the highest since January
Oceania Palau A spawning monitoring dive will be conducted the Koror State Government Department of Conservation Law and Enforcement through the Palau Pledge Dive Club as part of Koror State's Resilient Reef Initiative Sustainable Fisheries Project
Oceania New Zealand With second Emission Reduction Plan, recently unveiled, the New Zealand government said it will reach its 2050 goal of zero emissions as early as 2044
Oceania Fiji The Fiji Performing Rights Association Limited appointed new members to its Board of Directors, Sireli Gumatua, Georgina Ledua, Natalie Raikadroka and Epi Naisoroa
Oceania Nauru A new agreement signed provides for Nauru and Australia to jointly accept any commitments from other countries in Nauru's security, banking and telecommunications sectors
Oceania Australia Labor Party has announced plans to cap donations to prevent billionaires from buying elections; no draft legislation has been made public, but plans would limit donor spending to AUS$20.000, or USD12.500 per candidate/year and cap campaign budget
Oceania Solomon Islands The world's largest coral was discovered by a team of scientists in a region of the Solomon Islands known as the "Coral Triangle" for its diversity and abundance of coral; it could be over 300 years old and it is bigger than a blue whale
Oceania Fiji Mark Shaheel Lal became the first person since 2015 in Fiji to publicly declare his status of a person living with HIV at a World AIDS Day celebration held in Nadi
Oceania Tonga A 5G network service for the Tonga Communications Corporation was launched by Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku at the TCC headquarters in Fasi-moe-afi, Nuku'alofa
Oceania Marshall Islands Air Marshall Islands, the flag carrier of the country, will be granted a preferential loan by Taiwan to enable the purchase of more aircraft