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    On the 7th of August 2025, the Diplomatic Academy, was pleased to welcome Dr Raijeli Taga, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Pita Tagicakirewa, A/g Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Civil Service, and Ms Shahana Didar, Director Training, Fiji Learning Institute for Public Service, for a tour of our facilities. We enjoyed a valuable discussion about best practices for diplomatic training and opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing. Left to right: James Kennedy, Director, Capability and Leadership Section, Kirsty McNeil, Executive Director, The Diplomatic Academy, Dr Raijeli Taga, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pita Tagicakirewa, A/g Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Civil Service, and Shahana Didar, Director Training, Fiji Learning Institute for Public Service.
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    Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a bilateral meeting with Rabuka Sitiveni, Prime Minister of Fiji, at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of 18 July 2024. Attendees from Australia: - Mr Ewen McDonald, Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Natasha Kassam, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Foreign Minister - Ms Kate Logan, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Strategy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Vanuatu and Fiji Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ms Nina Miers, Adviser to Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs (note-taker)
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    Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a bilateral meeting with Rabuka Sitiveni, Prime Minister of Fiji, at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of 18 July 2024. Attendees from Australia: - Mr Ewen McDonald, Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Natasha Kassam, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Foreign Minister - Ms Kate Logan, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Strategy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Vanuatu and Fiji Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ms Nina Miers, Adviser to Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs (note-taker)
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    Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a bilateral meeting with Rabuka Sitiveni, Prime Minister of Fiji, at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of 18 July 2024. Attendees from Australia: - Mr Ewen McDonald, Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Natasha Kassam, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Foreign Minister - Ms Kate Logan, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Strategy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Vanuatu and Fiji Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ms Nina Miers, Adviser to Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs (note-taker)
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    Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a bilateral meeting with Rabuka Sitiveni, Prime Minister of Fiji, at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of 18 July 2024. Attendees from Australia: - Mr Ewen McDonald, Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Natasha Kassam, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Foreign Minister - Ms Kate Logan, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Strategy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Vanuatu and Fiji Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ms Nina Miers, Adviser to Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs (note-taker)
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    Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a bilateral meeting with Rabuka Sitiveni, Prime Minister of Fiji, at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of 18 July 2024. Attendees from Australia: - Mr Ewen McDonald, Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Natasha Kassam, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Foreign Minister - Ms Kate Logan, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Strategy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Vanuatu and Fiji Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ms Nina Miers, Adviser to Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs (note-taker)
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    Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a bilateral meeting with Rabuka Sitiveni, Prime Minister of Fiji, at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of 18 July 2024. Attendees from Australia: - Mr Ewen McDonald, Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Natasha Kassam, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Foreign Minister - Ms Kate Logan, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Strategy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Vanuatu and Fiji Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ms Nina Miers, Adviser to Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs (note-taker)
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    Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a bilateral meeting with Rabuka Sitiveni, Prime Minister of Fiji, at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of 18 July 2024. Attendees from Australia: - Mr Ewen McDonald, Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Natasha Kassam, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Foreign Minister - Ms Kate Logan, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Strategy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Vanuatu and Fiji Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ms Nina Miers, Adviser to Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs (note-taker)
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    Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a bilateral meeting with Rabuka Sitiveni, Prime Minister of Fiji, at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of 18 July 2024. Attendees from Australia: - Mr Ewen McDonald, Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Natasha Kassam, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Foreign Minister - Ms Kate Logan, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Strategy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Vanuatu and Fiji Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ms Nina Miers, Adviser to Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs (note-taker)
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    Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a bilateral meeting with Rabuka Sitiveni, Prime Minister of Fiji, at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of 18 July 2024. Attendees from Australia: - Mr Ewen McDonald, Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Natasha Kassam, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Foreign Minister - Ms Kate Logan, First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Strategy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Vanuatu and Fiji Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ms Nina Miers, Adviser to Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs (note-taker)
  • 000164111
    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong undertakes a tour of the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. She is led on the tour by Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs .
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    The announcement of the CWM Hospital Masterplan winning tender, attended by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong and Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka at the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. Also present is Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs  and Ms Alison McKechnie, acting Chief Executive Officer, Johnstaff International Development 
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    The announcement of the CWM Hospital Masterplan winning tender, attended by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong and Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka at the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. Also present is Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs  and Ms Alison McKechnie, acting Chief Executive Officer, Johnstaff International Development 
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    The announcement of the CWM Hospital Masterplan winning tender, attended by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong and Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka at the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. Also present is Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs  and Ms Alison McKechnie, acting Chief Executive Officer, Johnstaff International Development 
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    The announcement of the CWM Hospital Masterplan winning tender, attended by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong and Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka at the  Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva, Fiji on 8 August, 2024. Also present is Dr Kalera Bavadra Sakumeni, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is accompanied by Hon Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Luke Nasedra, Medical Superintendent and Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for Pacific and Regional Affairs  and Ms Alison McKechnie, acting Chief Executive Officer, Johnstaff International Development