Oceania Australia Australia's digital advertising industry contributes a total economic value of $94 billion to GDP and supports more than 450.000 jobs, according to analysis by PwC, commissioned by IAB Australia
Oceania Fiji Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem, predicts a turnout of about 65% on 14 December, based on the number of postal vote requests received by the Fiji Elections Office
Oceania Palau Akira Karasawa, Japan's ambassador to Palau, was recognised in a joint resolution by the Palau National Congress for his exemplary service as ambassador to Palau, greatly helping the people during the pandemic
Oceania Vanuatu Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, reporting to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, ends her two-day visit to Vanuatu today
Oceania Nauru First group of refugees from Australia's offshore detention centres in Nauru arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday; New Zealand will resettle 450 refugees from Australia's offshore detention centres over the next three years
Oceania Tonga The Tonga Tala national netball team has moved Tonga Netball to 8th place in the world netball rankings, a historic achievement for the winning team, which was previously ranked 9th
Oceania Tuvalu As rising sea levels could cover the country, Minister of Justice, Communications and Foreign Affairs said it will become a 'digital nation' as part of a campaign created with Accenture's Song The Monkeys agency and production company Collider
Oceania Papua New Guinea The proposal to establish an honorary consul in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi was discussed at a bilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of Papua New Guinea and Vietnam
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand Supreme Court has ruled that preventing 16-year-olds from voting is discriminatory; to change the law, however, 75% of the votes in parliament are needed, and PM Ardern's government has said it will make a proposal
Oceania Papua New Guinea A programme of land and affordable housing to be made available on the market for the country's low- and middle-income workers will be launched by the Government
Oceania Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office with Australian Defence Force conducted evacuation exercise in Savo to test community evacuation arrangements and operational procedures to coordinate evacuation response, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
Oceania Kiribati A refugee has failed to seek protection in New Zealand on the grounds that his island of residence, Kiribati, is becoming uninhabitable, despite a UN ruling that it is illegal to repatriate to countries where their lives are threatened by climate crisis