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Fiji death threat for Australian - The Australian
Fiji death threat for Australian The Australian, Australia - Fiji has been ruled by military commander Frank Bainimarama since a bloodless coup in December 2006. Australia has sanctions against Fiji and has been a ... |
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Fiji rulers expel Australian publisher - The West Australian
Fiji rulers expel Australian publisher The West Australian, Australia - Since the December 2006 coup, Fiji's fourth in 20 years, Bainimarama has been accused of waging a campaign of intimidation against media outlets critical of ... |
Fiji deports Australian newsman (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Authorities in Fiji have succeeded in deporting the Fiji Times's Australian publisher Evan Hannah.
Aussie's post 'in breach of Fiji law' - The Australian
Aussie's post 'in breach of Fiji law' The Australian, Australia - "What had happened is after the events of December 5, 2006 (when Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power in a bloodless coup), these appointments were not ... Scutt criticised for accepting Court of Appeal post in Fiji |
Judge criticised over Fiji posting (The Australian)
A FORMER Australian anti-discrimination commissioner and barrister has been criticised for accepting an appointment by Fiji's military regime to the country's Court of Appeal.
Bainimarama acts as Fiji army spokesman (The West Australian)
Fiji's self-appointed prime minister Frank Bainimarama has tightened his grip on information in his country, deciding he alone should be the army's media spokesman.
Australian publisher thrown out of Fiji - The West Australian
Australian publisher thrown out of Fiji The West Australian, Australia - Fiji's interim government, headed by coup leader and self-appointed prime minister Frank Bainimarama, said Hunter was deported because he was a security ... |
Former Fiji PM pleads not guilty - The West Australian
Former Fiji PM pleads not guilty The West Australian, Australia - Qarase, who led Fiji for six years until he was ousted in a bloodless coup in 2006, pleaded not guilty to three counts of abuse of office and one count of ... |
Fiji farce over Jocelynne Scutt case - The Australian
Fiji farce over Jocelynne Scutt case The Australian, Australia - Scutt accepted that position from a regime that came to power in the 2006 coup. Fiji's democrats argue that her appointment did not comply with the ... Scutt cleared of Fiji misconduct |
Fiji coup leader under fire for trips (The West Australian)
Fiji's coup-installed leader is coming under scrutiny for his jet-setting lifestyle since taking power.
Rice arrives in Samoa for Fiji talks (The West Australian)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Samoa for regional talks aimed at urging Fiji to hold free elections next year.
Ganilau 'no problem' as meeting chair (The West Australian)
Australian officials in Fiji have moved to calm disquiet after they objected to the man chosen to lead a regional meeting on disaster management on Thursday.
Fiji's Chaudhry, Bainimarama meet (The West Australian)
Fiji's self-appointed prime minister met on Thursday with his finance minister behind closed doors, amid speculation the country faces a fresh political crisis.
Bainimarama 'may seize Fiji presidency' (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says Fiji's self-appointed Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, may try to seize the presidency.
No elections next year: Fiji coup leader (The West Australian)
Fiji's coup leader Frank Bainimarama has abandoned a promise to hold elections next year, local media say. Bainimarama - who overthrew the elected government in December 2006 - last year promised Pacific leaders that he would send voters back to the polls by March next year.
Fiji's Qarase confident of elections next year (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Fiji's former prime minister Laisinia Qarase says he believes elections will take place in the country next year, despite indications to the contrary.
Chopper pilot blamed for crash - The Australian
 Radio Australia | Chopper pilot blamed for crash The Australian, Australia - At the time, the ADF was on standby for a possible evacuation of Australian nationals in the event of a coup in Fiji. The inquiry, led by retired NSW ... Black Hawk pilot wasn't reckless: widow Pilot error 'principally to blame' for fatal Blackhawk crash Helicopter crash report to be released |
Meeting between Fiji PM and foreign ministers wraps up (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Talks between Foreign Minister Stephen Smith and Fiji's interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama have finished in the capital Suva.
Smith meets with Fiji PM (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has begun talks with the leader of the 2006 Fiji coup, Frank Bainimarama.
Australian foreign minister meets with Fiji leader - Radio Australia
Australian foreign minister meets with Fiji leader Radio Australia, Australia - The Australian foreign minister, Stephen Smith, has begun talks with the leader of the 2006 Fiji coup, Frank Bainimarama. Our New Zealand correspondent ... |