Fiji
Fiji elections: What about the economy?
During the time Fiji has been governed by the military, there has been much discussion about the impact of the political situation on economic performance. Satish Chand has argued…
Fiji's election: Women make their mark
By Jojiana Cokanasiga, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Melanesia Program. She is completing a Masters in Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development at the Australian…
How Fiji outsmarted Australia
Last Friday Fijian Interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama began his first visit to Australia since taking power in 2006. In response to the 2006 coup, Canberra had imposed…
Rights abuses continue in Fiji
Every year over 400,000 tourists flock to the pristine islands of Fiji, its celestial exterior barely revealing a turbulent political past. Fiji has been without an elected…
Fiji: A flurry of election activity
It has been standard practice for a while that the interim government of Fiji and its leader, Rear Admiral JV Bainimarama, makes big announcements late in the…
Fiji: Bainimarama steps down, but military still waits in wings
Almost eight years after assuming power in Fiji, Voreque Bainimarama has fulfilled his own government decree regarding the separation of military and state. On 5…
Australia-Fiji relations: Bishop's game-changer
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop sprang a surprise on Australia's Fiji watchers last Friday. She not only pulled off what looked like a friendly meeting with Fiji's…
Bishop in Fiji: Can Bainimarama grasp the opportunity?
This is an important moment for Fiji.
Today Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop makes her first visit to Fiji as part of the Pacific Islands Forum's Ministerial Contact…
Fiji: An election in 2014 and Bainimarama will stand
In what may be the clearest sign yet that Fiji Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama (pictured) intends to make good on his promise to hold elections in 2014, he has…
Reader riposte: Fiji's politics
John Caldeira writes:
Your article on the current Fiji political situation is quite biased and poorly researched. Compared to the racist and corrupt governments of the past, the…