Resources
Tonga is made up of 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. These islands are are divided into 3 main groups – Vava’u, Ha’apai and Tongatapu. Tonga’s total land area is about 750 km².
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Tonga.pdf 2.02 MB
Solomon Islands (commonly called ‘the Hapi Isles’) is situated approximately 2,000 kms northeast of Australia. It has a land mass of 28,400 km², extending over more than 900 islands.
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Solomon Islands.pdf 2.38 MB
Timor-Leste, previously known as East Timor, occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor. It shares a border with Nusa Tengara Timor. Australia is the country’s southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea. The country’s size is about 15,…
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Timor-Leste.pdf 3.8 MB
Samoa is a small archipelago in the centre of the South Pacific. It is made up of 4 inhabited islands and a number of smaller islands and outcrops. The 4 inhabited islands are Upolu, Savai’i, Manono and Apolima.
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Samoa.pdf 2.89 MB
Papua New Guinea (PNG) features 4 distinct regions – Southern, New Guinea Islands, Highlands and Momase – and 22 provinces.
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Papua New Guinea.pdf 5.59 MB
Nauru is one of the world’s smallest independent states with a total land area of 21 km2 . It is located in the Pacific Ocean, 42 km south of the equator and 3,350 km northeast of Brisbane.
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Nauru.pdf 1.86 MB
Kiribati (pronounced Kir-i-bas) is made up of 32 coral atolls and the raised phosphate island of Banaba. Kiribati’s atolls cover a total 811 km² of land distributed over 3.5 million km² of ocean – an area the size of Western Australia and South…
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Kiribati.pdf 2.71 MB
Fiji consists of more than 330 islands, of which about 100 are inhabited. The 2 major islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. The island group covers a land area of 18,274 km².
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Fiji.pdf 3.45 MB
All PALM scheme workers may need to lodge a tax return to identify outstanding tax payments or refunds owed to them, for every financial year they work in Australia. This factsheet explains why and how to complete a tax return and aims to…
Attachment Size Lodging a tax return.pdf 633.09 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Fijian.pdf 591.01 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Gilbertese.pdf 1.01 MB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Nauruan.pdf 588.92 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Samoan.pdf 1.2 MB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Tetum.pdf 591.71 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Tok Pisin.pdf 582.37 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Tongan.pdf 1.05 MB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Tuvaluan.pdf 1.1 MB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Solomon Islands Pidgin.pdf 590.1 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Bislama.pdf 633.05 KB
Workers must maintain adequate health insurance while working in Australia and ensure the policy remains valid throughout their stay. This factsheet contains a health insurance basics checklist and information about how to make a claim.
Attachment Size Health insurance - English .pdf 434.23 KB Attachment Size Health insurance - Bislama .pdf 558.58 KB Attachment Size Health insurance - Fijian.pdf 520.63 KB Attachment Size Health insurance - Gilbertese.pdf 394.04 KB Attachment Size Health insurance - Samoan.pdf 445.01 KB Attachment Size Health insurance - Tetum.pdf 426.95 KB Attachment Size Health insurance - Tongan.pdf 468.59 KB Attachment Size Health insurance - Tuvaluan.pdf 537.75 KB Attachment Size Health insurance - Tok Pisin .pdf 401.53 KB Attachment Size Health insurance - Nauruan .pdf 394.83 KB Attachment Size Health insurance - Solomon Islands Pidgin.pdf 429.74 KB
How you get your driver’s licence in Australia depends on where you live - there are different steps in each state. This factsheet provides information for PALM scheme workers about where to apply for a licence and being safe on the road.
Attachment Size Getting a driver's license in Australia November 2023 - English.pdf 95.76 KB Attachment Size Getting drivers license in Australia - Bislama.pdf 149.42 KB Attachment Size Getting drivers license in Australia - Fijian.pdf 143.6 KB Attachment Size Getting drivers license in Australia - Gilbertese.pdf 142.36 KB Attachment Size Getting drivers license in Australia - Nauru.pdf 143.02 KB Attachment Size Getting drivers license in Australia - Samoan.pdf 143.17 KB Attachment Size Getting drivers license in Australia - Solomon Islands Pidgin.pdf 142.94 KB Attachment Size Getting drivers license in Australia - Tetum.pdf 142.83 KB Attachment Size Getting a drivers license in Australia - Tok Pisin.pdf 224.36 KB Attachment Size Getting drivers license in Australia - Tongan.pdf 143.56 KB Attachment Size Getting drivers license in Australia - Tuvaluan.pdf 202.17 KB