Oceania Tonga Interim USP Vice Chancellor Giulio Masasso Tu'ikolongahau Paunga has returned to Tonga and will be based at the University of the South Pacific's Tonga Campus for a while
Oceania Vanuatu The Teaching Service Commission has suspended all salaries of the 19 suspended teachers who were elected as members of the National Executive Committee of the Vanuatu Teachers Union
Oceania Micronesia President Panuelo will deliver the State of the Nation Address today 13 January 2023 at the Congress House in Palikir; all FSM citizens, residents and friends are invited to attend in person or watch the livestream
Oceania Australia One of Australia's most prominent politicians, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet, has admitted to wearing a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday party and has apologised, calling it a terrible mistake, made when he was young and naive
Oceania Nauru Two refugees who were evacuated from Australia's Nauru detention centre before Christmas said they spent weeks in solitary confinement in a Brisbane hotel awaiting treatment
Oceania Marshall Islands Six Marshallese arrived at Xavier High School; the total number of Marshallese students at prestigious Xavier High School in Micronesia this year is 11, according to headmaster Martin Carl
Oceania Samoa The Samoa Observer reported that Papalii Deputy Commissioner of Police Monalisa Tiai-Keti said the names on Samoa's sex offenders list are increasing because more sex offenders are being convicted
Oceania Kiribati The Kiribati National Olympic Committee Athletes Commission has reviewed its work plan for 2023 and completed a four-day assessment of its 2022 activities
Oceania Fiji Port Denarau Marina's chief executive officer has advised boaters to keep an eye on warnings issued by the Fiji Meteorological Service in light of the heavy rains that are affecting the Fiji Group
Oceania Tuvalu Speaker of the Tuvalu Parliament Samuelu Penitala Teo will meet President Tsai Ing-wen during his visit to Taiwan in 8-12 January, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Port Authority CEO Eranda Kotelawala has joined the board of the International Association of Ports and Harbors, elected vice-president for the Southeast Asia and Oceania region
Oceania Micronesia The country took a further step in securing their claims on maritime borders and the continental shelf by attending the 21st session on maritime borders in Sydney, Australia
Oceania Nauru The buildings burnt by the fire at the Noaero Public Health Centre have been demolished