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  • 17 Jan 2023
    • Fiji

    Fiji’s new politics

    Shailendra Bahadur Singh
    After a first smooth change of power, forging consensus in a nation renowned for ethnic tension poses a continued test.
  • 20 Dec 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji

    Fiji’s coalition of convenience: what’s next?

    Meg Keen
    A focus on recovery from the pandemic makes international support essential, whichever coalition forms government.
  • 30 Oct 2022
    • Aid & Development
    • Fiji

    Where the buck stops: aid in Fiji

    Mere Nailatikau
    The development funding arena in the Pacific is a crowded space. But local actors are often forced to take back seat.
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji
    • Solomon Islands
    • Vanuatu

    Why Indonesia’s engagement with Pacific countries matters

    Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
    Sovereignty, trust and mutual benefit are all at stake when so many regions come together under the Indo-Pacific banner.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Fiji
    • Papua New Guinea

    This year’s Pacific elections marginalise and isolate too many

    Mere Nailatikau
    As 2022 national polls unfold, it is evident that a global decline in democracy is disadvantaging the most vulnerable.
  • 27 Oct 2021
    • Fiji

    The promise and peril of statistics in Fiji

    Mere Nailatikau
    The Pacific nation needs a new social contract on data for any meaningful change to occur in at-risk communities.
  • 7 Oct 2021
    • Melanesia
    • Australian Development Assistance
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Fiji
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands
    • Vanuatu

    Pacific Step-Up needs a Covid-era reboot

    Edward Cavanough
    Australia must bolster its vaccine assistance with practical fixes, starting with energy and cold-storage solutions.
  • 27 May 2021
    • Fiji
    • Coronavirus

    Fiji: Cannabis should be high on the government’s agenda

    Samantha Cook
    The tourists are gone, and Covid has crippled the economy. A well-regulated marijuana industry might not be a bad idea.
  • 21 May 2020
    • Fiji
    • Coronavirus

    Now is the right time to bring Fiji into trans-Pacific bubble talks

    Samantha Cook
    With the tourist industry reeling, quick action will kickstart island economies more than a well-intended afterthought.
  • 19 Nov 2018
    • Fiji Elections
    • Fiji

    Fiji election, from the polling booth

    Christopher Mudaliar
    <p>Fiji First’s narrow election win had to contend with rain, rumours, and regulations.</p>
  • 13 Nov 2018
    • Fiji

    Fiji: elections and the slow path to democracy

    Jonathan Pryke
    Frank Bainimarama is in a far different position to when he controversially seized power in a military coup in 2006.
  • 16 Oct 2018
    • Fiji

    Fiji and human rights, the limits of influence

    Bruce Hill
    Why was a violator elected to a body responsible for protecting human rights?
  • 4 Oct 2018
    • Fiji

    Australia outbids China to fund Fiji military base

    Christopher Mudaliar
    Australia’s win in Nadi could signal an end to Bainimara’s “Look North” policy, which reoriented Fiji toward China.
  • 25 May 2018
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji

    Sedition and Pacific media freedom

    Nic Maclellan
    Amid recent budget cuts, a positive court ruling is a welcome step towards improved media reporting.
  • 22 Nov 2017
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands

    Pacific island links: COP23, PNG corruption, Tonga’s election and more

    Euan Moyle,an intern with the Pacific Islands Program, with links on developments across the Pacific.
  • 16 Aug 2017
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands

    Pacific links: Solomon Islands PM, PNG’s cabinet, Guam and more

    Jonathan Pryke
    Julie Bishop speaking on Australia's new approach to the Pacific, violence in PNG's Highland provinces, the real danger facing Guam and more.
  • 29 Mar 2017
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji
    • Papua New Guinea

    Pacific links: Teresia Teawia, PNG’s budget, Fiji Times sedition charges and more

    Harriet Smith
    Storm activity in the Pacific, Australia rebuffs PNG on aid request, drone deliveries and more.
  • 20 Sep 2016
    • Fiji

    Through social media, Fiji's youth challenge the political elite

    Mereoni Chung
  • 16 Sep 2016
    • Fiji

    Fiji’s democracy cracks again

    Jenny Hayward-Jones
  • 14 Mar 2016
    • Fiji

    Cyclone Winston recovery: Fiji reminded that proximity matters

    Alastair Davis
  • 25 Feb 2016
    • Fiji

    Fiji regroups: Coordination key to effective Cyclone Winston response

  • 15 Feb 2016
    • Fiji

    Fiji's democracy takes a hit

  • 2 Feb 2016
    • Fiji

    Fiji gets closer to its new friends: Russian arms received by increasingly authoritarian regime

    Paul G Buchanan
  • 28 Jan 2016
    • Fiji
    • Russia

    Russia ships arms to Fiji: What will be the quid pro quo?

  • 12 Nov 2015
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Fiji

    The rebuild Fiji democracy project: set back by threat to police independence

    Jenny Hayward-Jones
  • 22 Jan 2015
    • Diplomacy
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Australian Perspective
    • Public Diplomacy And International Broadcasting
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Fiji

    Freedom of the press in Fiji under pressure

    Bruce Hill
  • 24 Nov 2014
    • Asia and Pacific
    • China and the Pacific
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies
    • Emerging Donors
    • Fiji

    Fiji grabs the limelight as leaders of China and India visit

  • 27 Oct 2014
    • China and the Pacific
    • Chinese Foreign Aid
    • Fiji

    Chinese aid in Fiji coming under new pressures

    Philippa Brant
  • 9 Oct 2014
    • Fiji

    Fiji: Building a constitutional and parliamentary culture

    Cheryl Saunders
  • 24 Sep 2014
    • Diplomacy
    • Australian Perspective
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Fiji

    In Fiji, Bainimarama is back, stronger than ever

    Alex Stewart
  • 23 Sep 2014
    • Diplomacy
    • Australian Perspective
    • Australian Development Assistance
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Fiji
    • Foreign Policy

    Fiji's elections: Four lessons for Australian diplomacy

    Jonathan Schultz
  • 18 Sep 2014
    • Fiji

    Democracy in Fiji: Two reasons to worry, two reasons to be confident

    Jenny Hayward-Jones
  • 12 Sep 2014
    • Australian Perspective
    • Australian Development Assistance
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Fiji

    Fiji's election: More to do to restore democracy

    Jenny Hayward-Jones
  • 11 Sep 2014
    • Australian Perspective
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Fiji

    Fiji's election: Fair and free?

    Alex Stewart
  • 9 Sep 2014
    • Fiji

    Fiji elections: What about the economy?

    Tess Newton Cain
  • 1 Sep 2014
    • Fiji

    Fiji's election: Women make their mark

  • 27 Aug 2014
    • Australian Perspective
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Fiji

    How Fiji outsmarted Australia

    Alex Stewart
  • 8 Apr 2014
    • Fiji

    Rights abuses continue in Fiji

    Shaivalini Parmar
  • 2 Apr 2014
    • Fiji

    Fiji: A flurry of election activity

    Tess Newton Cain
  • 7 Mar 2014
    • Fiji

    Fiji: Bainimarama steps down, but military still waits in wings

    Jas Kaur
  • 17 Feb 2014
    • Australian Perspective
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Fiji

    Australia-Fiji relations: Bishop's game-changer

    Jenny Hayward-Jones
  • 14 Feb 2014
    • Fiji

    Bishop in Fiji: Can Bainimarama grasp the opportunity?

    Jenny Hayward-Jones
  • 21 Jan 2014
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Fiji

    Fiji: An election in 2014 and Bainimarama will stand

    Jenny Hayward-Jones
  • 12 Sep 2013
    • Fiji

    Reader riposte: Fiji's politics

    Guest Blogger
  • 23 Apr 2013
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Fiji

    PNG Pacific leadership: Is Fiji the start?

    Guest Blogger
  • 28 Mar 2013
    • Fiji

    Fiji constitutional referendum? Unlikely

    Jenny Hayward-Jones

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