Oceania Australia The "brumbies", Australian wild horses, are estimated at around 19.000 in Kosciuszko National Park in the south-east of the country; state authorities in New South Wales intend to reduce them to 3.000 by mid-2027 firing shotguns from helicopters
Oceania Fiji The ITaukei Trust Fund Board stated that the tender for the construction of the Great Council of Chiefs' main building is under evaluation; the redevelopment of the complex will take place in two phases and work is expected to be completed by June 2024
Oceania Papua New Guinea Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea, will celebrate its golden jubilee tomorrow 1 November 2023
Oceania Fiji 90% of Fiji's working population earns less than 50.000 Fijian dollars per year (€20.000); they cannot access the formal housing market: there is no mortgage from a commercial bank that is lower than this amount
Oceania Kiribati New Zealand has been urged to create immigration pathways for people from Pacific low nations - such as Kiribati and Tuvalu - who are leaving their countries due to the increasing effects of climate change
Oceania Micronesia Pacific Island leaders agreed to continue dialogue between nations to heal the rift caused by the withdrawal of Micronesian countries from the Pacific Islands Forum
Oceania Nauru Nauru Airlines has added Palau to its Island Hopper route, with service starting on 30 November and tickets going on sale from today Friday 27 October
Oceania Marshall Islands For Majuro public school students, the hot lunch programme has returned after a temporary suspension since the start of the new fiscal year on 1 October
Oceania Tuvalu The government sent a letter to the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization in which it stated that a fraudulent website was offering shipping registry services on behalf of the island nation
Oceania Palau Koror State celebrated the 40th Constitution Day on Saturday 21 October 2023 at Long Island Park, with speeches, dances, singing competitions, live bands, tributes, free lunch and games
Oceania Solomon Islands Plans have been revealed to organise an Iumi Wan Festival to celebrate local talent during this year's Pacific Games in the capital Honiara
Oceania Tonga At the end of a five-day visit to Tonga, which included a tour of the tsunami-affected areas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction declared that more resources are needed
Oceania Vanuatu One month after the conclusion of the national games in Vanuatu, state teachers employed by the Teaching Service Commission are still fighting to receive their daily subsistence allowance