The island's main phosphate mines were closed in the 1980s, although phosphate mining and exports resumed in 2005; the government estimates that the secondary deposits have a remaining life of about 30 years, but the island's landscape has been devastated

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

Wylie Detemano and his Nauru Australian Football League team believe that having a proper grass field will be a great boost for the sport on the island; although the game has been played for more than 100 years, there is no grass field for players

No Taiwanese remained in the Nauru after the return home of the last conscript, a Taiwanese soldier previously investigated for allegedly burning a national flag of Nauru after the two countries cut diplomatic ties in January