59 articles tagged "australia"
The new Australian Government has pledged AUD$525 million as part of their overseas development assistance to the Pacific over the next four years, working with the region to recover from the pandemic. This was hig
The Governor-General of Australia David Hurley and his wife, Linda Hurley attended a wreath laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in Nasese, Suva. Hurley was escorted by the Minister for Defence, National Se
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji looks forward to the launch of the new Maritime Essential Service Centre which is yet another timely assistance by Australia. Bainimarama highlighted this while receiving
The Governor-General of Australia David Hurley and his wife, Linda Hurley were accorded a traditional welcome ceremony at the Grand Pacific Hotel this morning. The traditional welcome ceremony was conducted by the
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama welcomed the Governor General of Australia, David Hurley and his wife Linda Hurley at the Nausori International Airport last night. Bainimarama was joined by his wife, Mary Bainima
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and his wife Mary Bainimarama will formally welcome and receive the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, David Hurley and his wife Linda Hurley this evening. The last
50 Fijians will shortly be travelling to Australia to begin their tertiary studies in four key sectors which includes environment, governance, health and infrastructure, through the Australia Awards scholarships. T
A group of Fijian abattoir workers who came to the aid of several people impacted by flooding in South East Queensland earlier this year were recognized for the efforts in Brisbane last night. Australian Minister f
The Blackrock Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Camp which is a world class facility was officially opened today in Nadi by the Australian Minister for International Development and Pacific, S
The Australian Government in partnership with the Education Ministry has supported families impacted by COVID-19 by subsidising school canteen lunches for 1,441 students in most need. The Australian High Commission
Australia has provided a further AUD$85 million in direct budget support to the Fijian Government. Since the pandemic started, Australia has provided AUD$168.5 million in financial support to Fiji. Australia
Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Zed Seselja says there is no doubt there will be many Australians on the first tourist flight as Australians can’t wait to get back to Fiji.
Australian Minister for International Development and Pacific, Senator Zed Seselja has started his visit to Fiji today after finishing the mandatory quarantine period. Seselja attended a church service in Nadi and
More than 60 women market vendors of Nausori will soon have access to safe and secure accommodation as the new $500,000 women’s accommodation centre project has begun. Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar
UN security expert and Fijian Naulu Mataitini says about a dozen Fijians working for the United Nations and an unspecified number of Fijians working for private contractors have been caught up in the situation in Afghan
Team Bravo which was the second Australia and New Zealand Medical Assistance Team to arrive in Fiji has returned home after assisting our frontline workers for three weeks. They arrived in Fiji last month and had b
Many members of the Fiji Australia Business Council have commended the various initiatives the Fijian Government has started rolling out in preparation for re-opening the economy to support Fiji’s economic recovery po
The first AUSMAT team that arrived in the country last month to assist the Health Ministry in its fight against COVID-19 has completed their 28 days of service. The Alpha team arrived in the country on the 22nd o
An Australian Medical Assistance Team will be deployed to Fiji to assist with the response to the current COVID-19 outbreak. The Australian government says this deployment responds to a request from the Fijian gove
