Oceania Nauru It is unlikely that New Zealand will be able to resettle the full quota of refugees from Nauru envisaged in the 2022 agreement with Australia, which required New Zealand to take in 450 refugees from the detention centre between 2022 and 2025
Oceania Nauru Mandatory presence, enforcement of compulsory class attendance and encouraging parents to get involved in their children’s education are part of Nauru’s education reform agenda aimed at creating “the smart nation of the Pacific”
Oceania Nauru 354 people who have no legal right to stay in Australia will be resettled in Nauru in exchange for an initial payment of USD267m and about USD46m each year for 3 decades in what is the latest act of Australia’s controversial offshore detention policies
Oceania Nauru Nauru has transitioned to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia as banking provider and account holders are encouraged to make the switch to ensure relevant payments from government are smooth; Bendigo Bank had served the community for 10 years
Oceania Nauru The first Nauru citizenships have been granted under new Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program: announced at COP29, it allows investors a second citizenship while supporting climate adaptation and sustainable development in the South Pacific