Tag: governance
Fiji PM Rabuka downplays ‘loyalist’ nepotism allegations
By Kelvin Anthony
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has played down criticism he is leading an administration that practices nepotism and favouritism.
The Rabuka-led three-party coalition...
Academic ‘tsunami’ at USP shakes regional Pacific institution to core
COMMENT: By Michael Field
An alleged bizarre swinging punch towards an academic from a senior management figure at the top of the University of the...
Timor-Leste is at the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy
ANALYSIS: By Melissa Conley Tyler and Andrea Fahey
Today is election day in Timor-Leste, when voters are deciding on 65 members of Parliament to represent...
Barbara Dreaver: Pacific leaders’ poor choice for top Forum job an insult
COMMENTARY: By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific correspondent of 1News
The appointment of Baron Waqa, former President of Nauru, to head the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) next...
Fiji’s coalition trinity means ‘more cooks’ but Rabuka confident on future
The first time Sitiveni Rabuka was elected into office was more than 30 years ago. Today marks a little over a month since he...
Sepuloni’s ‘historic’ appointment symbolic for NZ, say Pacific leaders
RNZ News
Leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific community believe the appointment of the country’s first deputy prime minister of Pacific descent will bring positive...