January 2007 in Oceania

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January 28, 2007 (Sunday)

Floodwaters from Queensland are flowing through the Channel Country and are expected to reach Lake Eyre for the first time in many years. (ABC News)

January 13, 2007 (Saturday)

A major earthquake measuring approximately 8.2 magnitude occurs in the north-western Pacific Ocean at 04:23:20 UTC. A tsunami is detected and a warning is issued for Russia, Japan, Marcus Island, Wake Island, Midway Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Marshall Islands, Taiwan, Yap, Pohnpei, and Chuuk. (US Geological Survey) (Pacific Tsunami Warning Center)

January 5, 2007 (Friday)

Josefa Iloilo appoints Commodore Frank Bainimarama, the leader of the December 2006 coup d'état, as Prime Minister of Fiji. (BBC)

January 4, 2007 (Thursday)

Fijian coup leader Frank Bainimarama returns power to the former President Josefa Iloilo. (Sydney Morning Herald)

January 2, 2007 (Tuesday)

Ebeye Island in the Marshall Islands is in danger of running out of gas and kerosene, after Mobil Oil Micronesia lost a contract and stopped supplies. (Radio New Zealand)

January 1, 2007 (Monday)

The Fijian military release video tapes which allege that the 2006 Fijian election was rigged. (Fiji Village)