Oceania Tuvalu The IMF Executive Board concluded its 2021 Article IV consultation with the country: the containment measures implemented by the authorities at the start of the pandemic helped keep the country free of Covid, although they took a toll on economic activity
Oceania Papua New Guinea Self-sufficiency in sugar has been reached, with Ramu Sugar - the country's only sugar and ethanol producer and the largest producer of beef cattle - contributing 49% to the country's economy
Oceania Australia With a stunning series of world and Olympic records, specially in swimming, the country successfully ends these Games with the highest number of medals in relation to population number
Oceania Fiji The national rugby team won its second consecutive Olympic gold medal after the country was isolated for months and athletes travelled 7.000 km on a cargo ship carrying frozen fish to get to Tokyo
Oceania Vanuatu Edwin Taribiti, a patient with kidney disease, has become the first patient in the country to undergo kidney surgery and start dialysis
Oceania Tonga The Tonga tribe of Kariba has condemned the government for neglecting their plight, saying they have no electricity despite being displaced in the 1950s to pave the way for the construction of the Kariba Dam and hydroelectric plant
Oceania Nauru Nauru Customs has destroyed 569 boxes of Corona liquor after the product reached its expiry date
Oceania Palau Palau National Marine Sanctuary will allow foreign fishing within its EEZ to recover from the impact of the pandemic on its economy
Oceania New Zealand Plans to remove the spectacular Milford Sound airstrip, mainly serving the tourism and fishing industries, have been met with strong opposition from some pressure groups who say it will have a significant impact on their businesses
Oceania Solomon Islands Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has warned the media that the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No.2) Regulations 2021 has provisions relating to Yellow Journalism
Oceania Australia Police are threatening big fines for anti-lockdown protesters, stating “should there be a protest this weekend, there will be sufficient numbers to take appropriate action […] We will not tolerate those actions”; 60 people were charged last weekend
Oceania Micronesia Huawei Marine has made a bid that would see the state connect to Nauru and Kiribati via several other cables, but the US reportedly had concerns about the Chinese company's involvement
Oceania Samoa Samoa's first female prime minister, Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa, held the first cabinet meeting of the country's new government gathered to set the budget