Oceania Nauru 6 officers of the Nauru Police Force have left the island after being selected for a three-week training in Turkey
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG Power has restored power supply in the highlands region, notwithstanding adverse weather conditions making the job more difficult
Oceania Tonga The government expressed regret over the 'misunderstanding' over canned pork, given as part of the delivery of Chinese emergency food aid, stopped by the government on the basis of the Animal Disease Act; no further details or the action taken were given
Oceania Australia After a dramatic decline in numbers due to deforestation, fire, drought and disease, the country has declared the koala an endangered species on much of its east coast; it is estimated that there may only be 50.000 animals left in the wild
Oceania Samoa The National University of Samoa expects 3.000 students to enrol during this year's registration, despite recent problems with enrolment processes
Oceania Vanuatu More than 2.000 Motalava people are facing a shortage of 'Motalava Strong Biscuit', or dried breadfruit, until the next harvest season; provincial councillor blamed climate change for affecting the season
Oceania Micronesia The five from Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru and Palau - announced that they would be withdrawing from the Pacific Islands Forum, having lost the vote to elect a new secretary-general
Oceania Papua New Guinea K 65 million (US$18 million) has been allocated in the 2022 budget for the higher education loan programme, available to all students attending colleges and universities registered with the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
Oceania Marshall Islands Ebon Atoll recently held a ceremony to officially open libraries in the atoll's three schools, Ebon, Toka and Enekoion, in the presence of the President and First Lady
Oceania Palau The government will issue one-time income loss relief to private sector employees who have lost income due to Covid-19-related illness; only Palauan citizens are eligible
Oceania Fiji President Katonivere will meet with board members of Fiji Rice and Fiji Coconut Millers, a meeting for his farewell as a former board member of the two industries
Oceania Tuvalu With Prime Minister Natano's name, the country became the ninth signatory to the instrument of ratification of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus), a trade and investment agreement focused on regional development