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A hooded person, suspected of cyber scams, sits between Chinese police officers on a charter plane from Fiji to China in 2017.

Raided, hooded and flown to China: Secret Fiji video reveals Beijing’s ‘rendition’ tactics

Fiji’s prime minister has called on China to retreat from the South Pacific as an investigation by The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes uncovers a police sting showing Beijing’s desire to operate overseas.

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Former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama has quit parliament but not his party.

Punished for incendiary speech, former Fiji leader Bainimarama resigns as MP

The twice-elected prime minister, and former coup leader, lost power following the 2022 elections. His most recent speech in opposition didn’t go down well.

  • Ben McKay
People Alliances party leader Sitiveni Rabuka has been voted prime minister.

Fiji MPs end 10 days of uncertainty by voting in new prime minister

Saturday’s secret parliamentary vote for prime minister was closer than had been expected ending 28 votes to 27.

  • Dominic Giannini
Prime Minister and FijiFirst Party leader Frank Bainimarama on his way to cast his vote on December 14 in Suva. He hasn’t yet conceded defeat.

Kingmaker party votes again to form coalition, eject Fijian PM

Saying “Democracy won”, the Social Democratic Liberal Party re-committed a new tripartite agreement with former leader Sitiveni Rabuka.

  • Lucy Craymer and Kirsty Needham
Fiji Police set up checkpoints around the country in Suva, on December 18, following the election.

Bainimarama calls in army to ‘maintain stability’ after Fiji election

Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama lost power this week after 16 years when a kingmaker party sided with the opposition to form a tripartite coalition.

  • Dominic Giannini
SUVA, FIJI - DECEMBER 18: People Alliances party leader Rabuka Sitiveni Ligamamada after the announcement of the final election Result on December 18, 2022 in Suva, Fiji. The results of the election have been finalised with a coalition between the People’s Alliance Party and National Federation gaining 44.7% of the vote and the incumbent party led by Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama gaining 42.5%. The sides will negotiate with the Social Democratic Liberal Party in an attempt to form a ruling coalition. (Photo by Pita Simpson/Getty Images)

Rabuka to become new Fijian PM after securing coalition deal

The former coup leader and PM will head the Pacific nation again after his party secured the vote of another’s three MPS who held the balance of power after a hung parliament.

  • Dominic Giannini
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People’s Alliance party leader Sitiveni Rabuka after voting in Suva.

Fiji police question opposition leader who raised election concerns

Sitiveni Rabuka was taken into custody and questioned by police after writing to the military commander asking for an intervention in the election.

  • Dominic Giannini
Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama in July.

End of the line for Frank Bainimarama? Fiji’s opposition see path to victory

A victory will take Bainimarama to two decades at the top of Fijian politics, but a narrow majority and poor response to COVID-19 have left him vulnerable.

  • Dominic Giannini
Ratu Meli Bainamarama with his father, Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainamarama.

Fijian Prime Minister’s son charged with domestic violence in Australia

Ratu Meli Bainamarama is facing 17 charges including assault, choking, stalking and sharing an intimate image without consent.

  • Jenny Noyes
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