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
Oceania Samoa The two pig traps in Savai'i earlier this month to catch wild pigs are proving successful; they are installed by a partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Pig Brig Trap Company of the US and the Market Development Facility
Oceania Australia The Australian government has granted citizenship to three athletes, one Russian, one South African and one American, to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics
Oceania New Zealand New users of social network X in New Zealand will have to pay around $0,85 per year to access the basic functions, while the 'read' function will be free
Oceania Samoa A recent accident that resulted in the death of one passenger and the injury of several others has sparked renewed concerns about the safety of Samoa's old wooden buses, which are the nation's oldest means of public transport
Oceania Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape visited Beijing to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and for an official visit to China
Oceania Micronesia Philippines is ready to send workers to Micronesia after the ban on sending workers to the island nation was lifted, said President Marcos
Oceania Nauru The Nauru Utilities Corporation stated that any customer found tampering with scratch cards will be subject to severe penalties
Oceania New Zealand Twenty-one-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was elected to the Hauraki-Waikato parliamentary seat, winning over the Māori electorate and becoming New Zealand's youngest MP in 170 years
Oceania Palau The Angaur State Government suspended its activities on 1 October due to the failure to approve the budget for the year 2024, affecting all state operations, including the Office of the Governor and the Legislature
Oceania Tonga Tonga's largest pig farm, called Season Farm at 'Utulau, is raising over 200 commercial pigs and more than 5,000 piglets, something that could lead to a reduction in high imports of poultry
Oceania Marshall Islands Marshall Islands weightlifter Mike Riklon won gold at the Oceania Weightlifting Federation Youth, Junior and U23 Championships held last week in Apia, Samoa, becoming Oceania champion in 55kg weight category
Oceania Fiji According to a UNICEF report, about 43.000 children were displaced in Fiji due to storms between 2016 and 2021