Oceania Nauru Nauru Airlines has announced the launch of direct flights between Brisbane and Palau from 21 May 2024, opening a new non-stop air route to the 300-plus island archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean
Oceania Kiribati A study on access to seafood in Kiribati provides tools to analyse global food security, showing that it is very fragile in developing nations with small islands, particularly with regard to households relying on seafood
Oceania Australia Women are calling on the government to intervene on the epidemic of violence against women in the country, which has now become an emergency spread throughout the country
Oceania Tonga The aviation community has received a yellow ACC alert to be vigilant, while magmatic activity continues on the Tofua volcano, where a total of 13 events have been recorded in the last 24 hours, adding to the seven in the previous report
Oceania Palau The Palau Public Utilities Corporation is undergoing transformation driven by new energy technologies and focused on the fusion of solar energy with existing diesel-generated power, with both challenges and opportunities
Oceania Samoa Samoa has been excluded from the list of countries eligible to apply for a new visa in Australia that allows skilled workers and their families to apply for permanent residency
Oceania Papua New Guinea Ok Tedi Mining Limited announced the renewal of its special mining lease, securing an additional 20-year operation period, from 2022 to 2042
Oceania Fiji Police and Land Transport Authority will crack down on unruly behaviour outside the Coca Cola Games, a very participated athletic event being held 2-4 March, said the Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association
Oceania Micronesia An extreme and exceptional drought is causing severe pressure on agriculture, water supply and the daily lives of Yap Proper residents in the FSM
Oceania Samoa Nuanua O Le Alofa (N.O.L.A), a disability organisation in Samoa, has submitted proposals to include persons with disabilities in the design stages of new road projects
Oceania Tonga 17 new houses and a town hall are under construction for 'Atata Si'i community in Tongatapu; the 22 houses built in 2023 were not enough to accommodate all affected families that were relocated from the island of 'Atata after the tsunami of January 2022
Oceania Kiribati Even the UN has spoken out on the Kiribati Parliament's vote to remove High Court Judge David Lambourne, calling it a major setback for justice and the rule of law
Oceania Marshall Islands The Majuro Taxi Drivers Association was accused of violating the Retail Price Monitoring Act of 1992 by raising taxi fares over 25% base by the director of the Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office, Fred deBrum