List of active separatist movements in Oceania

What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet three criteria:

1. They are active movements with active members.
2. They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy).
3. They are citizens/people of the conflict area and do not come from another country.

Under each region listed is one or more of the following:

• De facto state (de facto entity): for unrecognized regions with de facto autonomy.
• Proposed state: proposed name for a seceding sovereign state.
• Proposed autonomous area: for movements towards greater autonomy for an area but not outright secession.
  • De facto autonomous government: for governments with de facto autonomous control over a region.
  • Government-in-exile: for a government based outside of the region in question, with or without control.
  • Political party (or parties): for political parties involved in a political system to push for autonomy or secession.
  • Militant organisation(s): for armed organisations.
  • Advocacy group(s): for non-belligerent, non-politically participatory entities.
  • Ethnic/ethno-religious/racial/regional/religious group(s).

Aboriginal Australians

• Proposed states or autonomous areas: Northern Territory, Murrawarri Republic,^[1][2][3] Yidindji Tribal Nation,^[4] Euahlayi People's Republic,^[5][6] Torres Strait Islands, Republic of Mbarbaram, Wiradjuri Central West Republic, Mirrabooka Sovereign United Nations, Djurin Republic, and others
  • Political parties: Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia
  • Advocacy groups: Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Australian Indigenous sovereignty, Sovereign Union of First Nations and Peoples in Australia,^[7] Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, Aboriginal Provisional Government, Yuggera Ugarapul Tribal People's,^[8] and others

Norfolk Island

• Proposed state or autonomous area: Norfolk Island^[9][10]
  • Political parties: Norfolk Island Party,^[11] Norfolk Island People for Democracy

Western Australia

• Proposed state: Western Australia
  • Political party: Small Business Party^[12]

Victoria

• Proposed state: Victoria
  • Political party: Victorian Independence Movement^[13][14]

North Queensland^[15]

• Proposed: creation of a State of North Queensland
  • Political party: Katter's Australian Party

Riverina^[16]

• Proposed: creation of a State of Riverina
  • Political party: Riverina State Party

Rapa Nui

• Proposed state: Rapa Nui^[17][18]
  • Ethnic group: Rapa Nui people

Nadroga-Navosa

• Proposed state: Nadroga-Navosa Sovereign Christian State^[19][20][21]

Ra

• Proposed state: Ra Sovereign Christian State^[21][22][23]

Rotuma

• Proposed autonomous region: Rotuma^[24]
  • Advocacy group: Rotuma Council^[25]
  • Ethnic group: Rotumans

Vanua Levu^[26]

• Proposed: autonomy for Vanua Levu

Ono-i-Lau^[27]

• Ethnic group: Lauans
  • Proposed: independence for Ono-i-Lau

Tovata^[28]

• Proposed state: Tovata

Ba Province^[29]

• Proposed state: Yasayasa Vaka Ra

Tahiti

• Proposed state or autonomous region: Tahiti or Kingdom of Tahiti^[30]
  • Political party (secessionist): Tavini Huiraatira
  • Political parties (autonomist): A here ia Porinetia, ʻĀmuitahiraʻa o te Nūnaʻa Māʻohi, Ia Ora te Nuna'a, Tāpura Huiraʻatira, No Oe E Te Nunaa

Pakumotu Republic

• Proposed state: Pakumotu Republic^{[31][32][33][34]}

New Caledonia

• Proposed state: New Caledonia or Kanaky^[35]
  • Political parties: Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front, Caledonian Union, Party of Kanak Liberation, Kanak Socialist Liberation, Labour Party, Federation of Pro-Independence Co-operation Committees, Renewed Caledonian Union, Oceanian Democratic Rally, Melanesian Progressive Union
  • Ethnic groups: Kanaks, Caldoche

Marquesas Islands

• Proposed state: Marquesas Islands^[36][37][38]
  • Advocacy group: island chiefs of Marquesas Islands
  • Ethnic group: Marquesans

West Papua

• Proposed state: West Papua^[39]
  • Government-in-exile: Republic of West Papua (member of the UNPO)
  • Militant organisation: Free Papua Movement, West Papua National Liberation Army
  • Advocacy group: United Liberation Movement for West Papua
  • Ethnic group: Papuans

South Island

• Proposed state: South Island, New Munster Province
  • Political party: South Island Independence Movement^[40]
  • Advocacy group: South Island First^[41]

Cook Islands

• proposed state: Cook Islands^[42][43]
  • Political party: Cook Islands Party
  • Ethnic group: Cook Islanders

Tokelau

• Proposed state: Tokelau^[44][45]
  • Ethnic group: Tokelauans

Chatham Islands^[46][47]

• Proposed: autonomy for the Chatham Islands

Autonomous Region of Bougainville

• Proposed state: Bougainville
  • Political parties: Bougainville Independence Movement, Bougainville Labour Party, Bougainville People's Congress, New Bougainville Party, Bougainville Islands Unity Party

New Ireland

• Proposed State: New Ireland^[48]
  • Political party: Free New Ireland Party

Milne Bay

• Proposed autonomous area: Milne bay^[49]

East New Britain

• Proposed autonomous area: East New Britain^[50]

Hela

• Proposed autonomous area: Hela^[51]

East Sepik Province^[52]

• Proposed: autonomy for East Sepik Province

Morobe^[53]

• Proposed state: Morobe

Chuuk

• Proposed state: Chuuk
  • Political party: Chuuk Independence Movement^[54][55]
  • Ethnic Group: Chuukeese

Yap

• Proposed autonomous area: Yap^[56]
  • Political party: Yap self determination Movement^{[57][58][59][60]}
  • Ethnic Group: Yapese

Faichuk Islands

• Proposed State: Faichuk^[61][62]

Kosrae

• Proposed state: Kosrae^[63]

Pohnpei

• Proposed state: Pohnpei^[64][65]

Malaita Province

• Proposed state: Malaita^[66]
  • Political party: Malaita for Democracy^[67]

Choiseul Province

• Proposed state: Choiseul (Within Bougainville)^[68]

Western Province (Solomon Islands)^[69]

• Proposed: autonomy of Western Province (Solomon Islands)

Vavaʻu^[70]

• Ethnic group: Tongans
  • Proposed state: Vavaʻu

Hawaii

• Proposed autonomous area or state: Hawaii^[71][72][73]
  • Political party: Aloha ʻĀina Party
  • Advocacy groups: Nation of Hawaiʻi (organization), Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi
  • Ethnic group: Native Hawaiians, Hapa, Haoles, Filipinos, Pākē, Kepanī, Okinawans

Guam

• Proposed state: Guam
  • Political party: Commission on Decolonization^{[74][75][76][77]}
  • Advocacy group: Chamorro Nation

Tafea Province^[78]

• Ethnic group: Tannese people
  • Proposed state: Tafea

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