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THE Federal Government will pay for staff and their families at the high commission in Fiji to voluntarily return to Australia after Fiji's military rulers dismissed requests to bolster security following two death threats against the high commissioner, James Batley.The Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, yesterday called on Fiji to comply with its obligations under the Vienna Convention on ...

Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has described death threats against Australia's high commissioner in Fiji as "vile and repugnant", as the government moved to repatriate diplomatic families.The federal government will pay for families of diplomatic staff to voluntarily return to Australia after the Fiji government continued to ignore requests for extra security at the mission in Suva.Mr Smith said ...

AUCKLAND - The Australian publisher of a Fiji newspaper deported from the South Pacific country last week is hoping court action tomorrow may allow him to return.Publisher of the Fiji Times, Evan Hannah, was deported on Friday amid claims he was a security threat.Fiji's government, ruled by military commander Frank Bainimarama since a coup in December 2006, has been accused of trying to ...