Tag: Fiji
Fiji bans International Bar Association members
The International Bar Association has condemned Fiji's Attorney-General for threatening a delegation that is due to visit the country next month.[MORE]
Climate change, starfish hit Fiji reefs: study
Climate change and a starfish outbreak have shrunk coral reefs near Fiji, forcing locals to change their lifestyle.[MORE]
Pacific Islanders notch first Test win
Winger Vilimoni Delasau has scored two tries as the Pacific Islanders beat Italy 25-17 in Reggio Emilia in the first Test win of their four-year existence as a combined side.[MORE]
Stuart fears primed Kiwis
Australian coach Ricky Stuart fears a match-hardened New Zealand could be in better shape than his Kangaroos heading into Saturday night's World Cup final.[MORE]
Kangaroos smash Fiji to reach Cup final
The Kangaroos will shoot for a 10th World Cup crown next weekend after dismantling minnows Fiji.[MORE]
France beats 14-man Pacific Islanders
France beat the Pacific Islanders 42-17 in Sochaux overnight after the tourists were reduced to 14 men for much of the match.[MORE]
Kangaroos hunting perfection: Price
Australia has dominated New Zealand, embarrassed England and thrashed Papua New Guinea at the World Cup, yet Steve Price believes the best is still to come.[MORE]
Pacific nations push for European kava trade resumption
Pacific Island nations are a step closer to resuming the trade of kava with European nations.[MORE]
Fiji's ex-PM appeals coup claim dismissal
Fiji's ousted prime minister Laisenia Qarase has lodged an appeal against a High Court ruling that dismissed his claim that the 2006 coup was illegal.[MORE]
Kangaroos back to full strength for semi
Australian coach Ricky Stuart has recalled the starting XIII that defeated England for the World Cup semi-final clash against Fiji at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday.[MORE]
Fiji prop Divavesi banned from Ireland game
A judicial panel has confirmed a two-match suspension for Fijian prop Iowane Divavesi, ruling him out of tonight's Rugby League World Cup semi-final qualifier against Ireland.[MORE]
Fiji calls for Australian publisher to be jailed
Fiji's military government has recommended the High Court sentence a newspaper editor and an Australian publisher to jail.[MORE]
Johnson's new-look England down Islanders
The Martin Johnson era got off to a winning and encouraging start overnight as England defeated the Pacific Islanders 39-13 at Twickenham in the first match of the former World Cup winning-captain's reign as manager.[MORE]
PNG minister hopeful of democratic Fiji elections
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare says he is hopeful that Fiji will hold democratic elections next year, despite its interim government's refusal to do so.[MORE]
Melbourne man gets life for Fijian wife's murder
A Fijian judge has sentenced Melbourne man Simon McCartney to spend the term of his natural life in prison for murdering his wife.[MORE]
Australian found guilty of Fijian wife's murder
An Australian man who has been found guilty of murdering his wife in Fiji last year will be sentenced by Fiji's High Court later today.[MORE]
South Pacific hit by dengue pandemic
An Australian medical research institute says dengue fever in the South Pacific has reached a pandemic level.[MORE]
Fijians floor French at World Cup
Fiji spectacularly ended France's rugby league World Cup with a blistering 42-6 victory in Wollongong on Saturday to virtually ensure themselves a crack at the semi-finals.[MORE]
Chaudry calls for firm Fiji election date
The leader of Fiji's Labour Party, Mahendra Chaudhry, is calling on the Prime Minister to set a firm date for new elections.[MORE]
Fiji educators object to teaching People's Charter
The Fijian Teachers Association is objecting to an order from Fiji's education department that secondary school students be taught about the interim government's proposed manifesto for Fiji, called the People's Charter.[MORE]
French league team says bonjour to coast
The French rugby league team is on Queensland's Sunshine Coast preparing for the World Cup.[MORE]
Hayne cleared to play for Fiji
Parramatta's Jarryd Hayne is among four players who have been given permission to play for Pacific Island nations in the upcoming Rugby League World Cup.[MORE]
Bainimarama blocking Fiji elections, says Smith
The Foreign Affairs Minister says Fiji's interim PM is the obstacle preventing the country's return to democracy.[MORE]
High Court dismisses Fiji coup case
Fiji's High Court has handed down a judgement that the 2006 military takeover was legal.[MORE]
Bomb threat halts Fiji coup ruling
In Suva, a bomb threat has interrupted the delivery of the Fiji High Court judgement on the legality of the military-led government.[MORE]
