Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Nauru Foreign Minister, Lionel Rouwen Aingimea in Suva, Fiji, as part of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Minister's Meeting on 9 August, 2024.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Nauru Foreign Minister, Lionel Rouwen Aingimea in Suva, Fiji, as part of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Minister's Meeting on 9 August, 2024.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Nauru Foreign Minister, Lionel Rouwen Aingimea in Suva, Fiji, as part of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Minister's Meeting on 9 August, 2024.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Nauru Foreign Minister, Lionel Rouwen Aingimea in Suva, Fiji, as part of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Minister's Meeting on 9 August, 2024.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Nauru Foreign Minister, Lionel Rouwen Aingimea in Suva, Fiji, as part of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Minister's Meeting on 9 August, 2024.

The Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry attended a briefing at Lautoka Port, Fiji, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Lautoka Port is the second largest in Fiji and handles the bulk of Fiji’s sugar and woodchips exports, with the town of Lautoka the second-largest in Fiji. Also in attendance: - Mr Pita Wise, Board Chair Fiji Ports Corporation Limited and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister - Mr Vajira Piyasena, CEO, Fiji Ports Corporation Limited - Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Amanda Davis, Senior Advisor, Pacific - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Fiji and Vanuatu Branch - Mr Chris Mckee, First Secretary, Australian Border Force - Ms Emily Wilson, First Secretary (Visit Coordinator) - CAPT Channa Madugalle, Aide-de-Camp

The Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry attended a briefing at Lautoka Port, Fiji, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Lautoka Port is the second largest in Fiji and handles the bulk of Fiji’s sugar and woodchips exports, with the town of Lautoka the second-largest in Fiji. Also in attendance: - Mr Pita Wise, Board Chair Fiji Ports Corporation Limited and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister - Mr Vajira Piyasena, CEO, Fiji Ports Corporation Limited - Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Amanda Davis, Senior Advisor, Pacific - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Fiji and Vanuatu Branch - Mr Chris Mckee, First Secretary, Australian Border Force - Ms Emily Wilson, First Secretary (Visit Coordinator) - CAPT Channa Madugalle, Aide-de-Camp

The Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry attended a briefing at Lautoka Port, Fiji, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Lautoka Port is the second largest in Fiji and handles the bulk of Fiji’s sugar and woodchips exports, with the town of Lautoka the second-largest in Fiji. Also in attendance: - Mr Pita Wise, Board Chair Fiji Ports Corporation Limited and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister - Mr Vajira Piyasena, CEO, Fiji Ports Corporation Limited - Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Amanda Davis, Senior Advisor, Pacific - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Fiji and Vanuatu Branch - Mr Chris Mckee, First Secretary, Australian Border Force - Ms Emily Wilson, First Secretary (Visit Coordinator) - CAPT Channa Madugalle, Aide-de-Camp

The Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry attended a briefing at Lautoka Port, Fiji, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Lautoka Port is the second largest in Fiji and handles the bulk of Fiji’s sugar and woodchips exports, with the town of Lautoka the second-largest in Fiji. Also in attendance: - Mr Pita Wise, Board Chair Fiji Ports Corporation Limited and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister - Mr Vajira Piyasena, CEO, Fiji Ports Corporation Limited - Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Amanda Davis, Senior Advisor, Pacific - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Fiji and Vanuatu Branch - Mr Chris Mckee, First Secretary, Australian Border Force - Ms Emily Wilson, First Secretary (Visit Coordinator) - CAPT Channa Madugalle, Aide-de-Camp

The Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry attended a briefing at Lautoka Port, Fiji, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Lautoka Port is the second largest in Fiji and handles the bulk of Fiji’s sugar and woodchips exports, with the town of Lautoka the second-largest in Fiji. Also in attendance: - Mr Pita Wise, Board Chair Fiji Ports Corporation Limited and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister - Mr Vajira Piyasena, CEO, Fiji Ports Corporation Limited - Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Amanda Davis, Senior Advisor, Pacific - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Fiji and Vanuatu Branch - Mr Chris Mckee, First Secretary, Australian Border Force - Ms Emily Wilson, First Secretary (Visit Coordinator) - CAPT Channa Madugalle, Aide-de-Camp

The Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry attended a briefing at Lautoka Port, Fiji, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Lautoka Port is the second largest in Fiji and handles the bulk of Fiji’s sugar and woodchips exports, with the town of Lautoka the second-largest in Fiji. Also in attendance: - Mr Pita Wise, Board Chair Fiji Ports Corporation Limited and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister - Mr Vajira Piyasena, CEO, Fiji Ports Corporation Limited - Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Amanda Davis, Senior Advisor, Pacific - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Fiji and Vanuatu Branch - Mr Chris Mckee, First Secretary, Australian Border Force - Ms Emily Wilson, First Secretary (Visit Coordinator) - CAPT Channa Madugalle, Aide-de-Camp

The Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry attended a briefing at Lautoka Port, Fiji, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Lautoka Port is the second largest in Fiji and handles the bulk of Fiji’s sugar and woodchips exports, with the town of Lautoka the second-largest in Fiji. Also in attendance: - Mr Pita Wise, Board Chair Fiji Ports Corporation Limited and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister - Mr Vajira Piyasena, CEO, Fiji Ports Corporation Limited - Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Amanda Davis, Senior Advisor, Pacific - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Fiji and Vanuatu Branch - Mr Chris Mckee, First Secretary, Australian Border Force - Ms Emily Wilson, First Secretary (Visit Coordinator) - CAPT Channa Madugalle, Aide-de-Camp

The Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry attended a briefing at Lautoka Port, Fiji, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Lautoka Port is the second largest in Fiji and handles the bulk of Fiji’s sugar and woodchips exports, with the town of Lautoka the second-largest in Fiji. Also in attendance: - Mr Pita Wise, Board Chair Fiji Ports Corporation Limited and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister - Mr Vajira Piyasena, CEO, Fiji Ports Corporation Limited - Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Amanda Davis, Senior Advisor, Pacific - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Fiji and Vanuatu Branch - Mr Chris Mckee, First Secretary, Australian Border Force - Ms Emily Wilson, First Secretary (Visit Coordinator) - CAPT Channa Madugalle, Aide-de-Camp

The Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry attended a briefing at Lautoka Port, Fiji, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Lautoka Port is the second largest in Fiji and handles the bulk of Fiji’s sugar and woodchips exports, with the town of Lautoka the second-largest in Fiji. Also in attendance: - Mr Pita Wise, Board Chair Fiji Ports Corporation Limited and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister - Mr Vajira Piyasena, CEO, Fiji Ports Corporation Limited - Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs - Ms Amanda Davis, Senior Advisor, Pacific - Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Fiji and Vanuatu Branch - Mr Chris Mckee, First Secretary, Australian Border Force - Ms Emily Wilson, First Secretary (Visit Coordinator) - CAPT Channa Madugalle, Aide-de-Camp

Prime Minister Rabuka in Australia on his first Guest of Government visit on 16-21 October 2023.

Watershed Interventions for Systems Health (WISH) seeks to optimise water, sanitation and catchment management, improve outbreak response and minimise the impact of water-borne diseases. https://indopacifichealthsecurity.dfat.gov.au/watershed-interventions-systems-health-wish

As part of the Australia's vaccine access activities Australia is committed to vaccine equity. With vaccine supply globally constrained, Australia committed to sharing doses with its regional partners. Note FM media release - https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-release/sharing-covid-19-vaccines-our-neighbours

From 2017-2022, the Australian Government's Health Security Initiative for the Indo-Pacific region contributed to the avoidance and containment of infectious disease threats with the potential to cause social and economic harms on a national, regional or global scale. With funding from the Initiative, the WISH Fiji project seeks to optimise water, sanitation and catchment management, improve outbreak response and minimise the impact of water-borne diseases. https://indopacifichealthsecurity.dfat.gov.au/watershed-interventions-systems-health-wish

Supported by Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) financing, the newly replaced Yaqara Bridge in Fiji was opened for use to the local community by the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko alongside Fiji Government and Australian High Commission representatives on 4 May 2023. Australia’s Acting Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Sophie Temby, attended the bridge opening with Ratu Marika Rasuaki, the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko; the Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau, Fiji Minister for Public Works, Transport and Meteorological Services; Kamal Prasad, Chief Executive Officer of Fiji Roads Authority; and Sonal Goundar, Chief Financial Officer of Fiji Roads Authority. The upgrades to Yaqara Bridge form part of the Fiji Transport Infrastructure Restoration Project, with Australia investing the equivalent of $2.47 million in financing to support the bridge works.

Supported by Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) financing, the newly replaced Yaqara Bridge in Fiji was opened for use to the local community by the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko alongside Fiji Government and Australian High Commission representatives on 4 May 2023. Australia’s Acting Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Sophie Temby, attended the bridge opening with Ratu Marika Rasuaki, the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko; the Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau, Fiji Minister for Public Works, Transport and Meteorological Services; Kamal Prasad, Chief Executive Officer of Fiji Roads Authority; and Sonal Goundar, Chief Financial Officer of Fiji Roads Authority. The upgrades to Yaqara Bridge form part of the Fiji Transport Infrastructure Restoration Project, with Australia investing the equivalent of $2.47 million in financing to support the bridge works.

Supported by Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) financing, the newly replaced Yaqara Bridge in Fiji was opened for use to the local community by the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko alongside Fiji Government and Australian High Commission representatives on 4 May 2023. Australia’s Acting Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Sophie Temby, attended the bridge opening with Ratu Marika Rasuaki, the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko; the Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau, Fiji Minister for Public Works, Transport and Meteorological Services; Kamal Prasad, Chief Executive Officer of Fiji Roads Authority; and Sonal Goundar, Chief Financial Officer of Fiji Roads Authority. The upgrades to Yaqara Bridge form part of the Fiji Transport Infrastructure Restoration Project, with Australia investing the equivalent of $2.47 million in financing to support the bridge works.

Supported by Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) financing, the newly replaced Yaqara Bridge in Fiji was opened for use to the local community by the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko alongside Fiji Government and Australian High Commission representatives on 4 May 2023. Australia’s Acting Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Sophie Temby, attended the bridge opening with Ratu Marika Rasuaki, the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko; the Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau, Fiji Minister for Public Works, Transport and Meteorological Services; Kamal Prasad, Chief Executive Officer of Fiji Roads Authority; and Sonal Goundar, Chief Financial Officer of Fiji Roads Authority. The upgrades to Yaqara Bridge form part of the Fiji Transport Infrastructure Restoration Project, with Australia investing the equivalent of $2.47 million in financing to support the bridge works.

Supported by Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) financing, the newly replaced Yaqara Bridge in Fiji was opened for use to the local community by the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko alongside Fiji Government and Australian High Commission representatives on 4 May 2023. Australia’s Acting Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Sophie Temby, attended the bridge opening with Ratu Marika Rasuaki, the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko; the Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau, Fiji Minister for Public Works, Transport and Meteorological Services; Kamal Prasad, Chief Executive Officer of Fiji Roads Authority; and Sonal Goundar, Chief Financial Officer of Fiji Roads Authority. The upgrades to Yaqara Bridge form part of the Fiji Transport Infrastructure Restoration Project, with Australia investing the equivalent of $2.47 million in financing to support the bridge works.

Supported by Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) financing, the newly replaced Yaqara Bridge in Fiji was opened for use to the local community by the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko alongside Fiji Government and Australian High Commission representatives on 4 May 2023. Australia’s Acting Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Sophie Temby, attended the bridge opening with Ratu Marika Rasuaki, the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko; the Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau, Fiji Minister for Public Works, Transport and Meteorological Services; Kamal Prasad, Chief Executive Officer of Fiji Roads Authority; and Sonal Goundar, Chief Financial Officer of Fiji Roads Authority. The upgrades to Yaqara Bridge form part of the Fiji Transport Infrastructure Restoration Project, with Australia investing the equivalent of $2.47 million in financing to support the bridge works.

Supported by Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) financing, the newly replaced Yaqara Bridge in Fiji was opened for use to the local community by the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko alongside Fiji Government and Australian High Commission representatives on 4 May 2023. Australia’s Acting Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Sophie Temby, attended the bridge opening with Ratu Marika Rasuaki, the Turaga Na Tui Vatu (Chief) of Vakukaloko; the Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau, Fiji Minister for Public Works, Transport and Meteorological Services; Kamal Prasad, Chief Executive Officer of Fiji Roads Authority; and Sonal Goundar, Chief Financial Officer of Fiji Roads Authority. The upgrades to Yaqara Bridge form part of the Fiji Transport Infrastructure Restoration Project, with Australia investing the equivalent of $2.47 million in financing to support the bridge works.