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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 charter consultation is 'a charade' (The West Australian)
Moves by Fiji's military government to gauge support for a document that will usher in big political changes are a charade, an Australia-based academic has said.
Scutt must resign her Fijian post - The Australian
Scutt must resign her Fijian post The Australian, Australia - ... Robert French, in effect the leader of the legal profession in our nation, refused to renew his commission as a judge in Fiji after the 2006 coup. ... |
Group claims Australian helicopters endangered Fiji airspace - Radio Australia
Group claims Australian helicopters endangered Fiji airspace Radio Australia, Australia - ... body is claiming Australian military helicopters endangered aviation safety by flying unannounced into Fiji's airspace on the eve of the 2006 coup. ... |
Pacific leaders gather for talks - The Australian
Pacific leaders gather for talks The Australian, Australia - New Zealand has travel bans in place against Fiji's military government which took power in a bloodless coup in December 2006. Niue is a small island nation ... Australia's Rudd to Discuss Pacific Seasonal Farm Worker Plan Rudd tries to right Australia?s Pacific sins |
Fiji tops agenda despite boycott (The Australian)
THE path to democracy in Fiji will be the core issue discussed by leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum despite Fiji's interim prime minister and coup leader Frank Bainimarama's decision not to attend, Kevin Rudd said yesterday.
Fiji pulls out of Pacific summit (The Australian)
FIJI will not take part in a major meeting of regional leaders this week that was expected to focus heavily on its return to democracy.
Fiji faces pressure at Pacific summit (The Australian)
FIJI'S coup leader faces a confrontation with fellow Pacific leaders at a summit on the tiny Pacific island state of Niue this week.
Fiji faces pressure at Pacific summit - The Australian
Fiji faces pressure at Pacific summit The Australian, Australia - FIJI'S coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama faces an awkward confrontation with fellow Pacific leaders at a summit on the tiny Pacific island state of Niue this ... |
Tiny nation prepares for major Pacific forum (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The tiny island nation of Niue is gearing up to host 16 leaders who are flying in to attend the annual Pacific Island Forum this week, with Fiji and climate change set to be key issues.
Fiji considers withdrawal from Pacific Forum (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Fiji is reportedly considering pulling out of next week's Pacific Forum leaders meeting in Niue.
Another expat denounces Fiji military regime - The Australian
Another expat denounces Fiji military regime The Australian, Australia - Mr Winter, who was a member of the Fiji High Court before the 2006 military coup, said his decision to leave the court was a personal one. ... |
Fiji cops 'arresting charter opponents' (The West Australian)
Police in Fiji are finding excuses to arrest people campaigning against a plan to change the country's voting system, a political leader says. Former Fiji opposition leader Mick Beddoes said police were locking up those opposed to the draft People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress.