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Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama will spend the night in police custody after being charged with abuse of office.

When Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka took office more than a year ago, dealing with a sex scandal would have been at the very bottom of a list of threats to his government. But for the past week in Fiji, it's all people are talking about  

When Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka took power last year, many celebrated, hoping it signified a new dawn for the country. So, has Fiji changed for the better?

Fijians used 626.13 terabytes of data watching porn last quarter, according to one telco, landing it in the top 10 countries worldwide for pornography-related searches. 

The developing system is the second cyclone of the South Pacific season which only began a fortnight ago. 

The president of Kiribati has played down the chances of his country striking a treaty with Australia similar to the landmark pact that Anthony Albanese signed late last week with Tuvalu's prime minister.

Pacific leaders including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will descend on the beautiful island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands this week for the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting. And the two "big Cs" will be on the agenda.

Six Pacific Island countries have voted with Israel to oppose the UN resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. For many nations in the region, the connection to Israel runs deep.   

Fiji looks set to withdraw from a United Nations motion backed by 51 nations calling on China to address serious human rights violations in Xinjiang to avoid drawing a backlash from Beijing.

A near-record number of Pacific Islanders are in Australia working on farms and abattoirs. The workforce has kept Australia's agricultural economy afloat and transformed the lives of thousands — but it comes at a cost.

A new light-projecting tool to identify heat-resistant coral in Fiji is transforming the way researchers rejuvenate the reef for future generations. 

Fijian coup leader George Speight, who is serving a life sentence for treason, is seeking a presidential pardon and could be released in as little as a month. 

A diplomatic spat has broken out between China and Fiji after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka skipped a meeting with a top Chinese official.

In an interview with the ABC's The Pacific program, Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka says despite the geopolitical tug-of-war in the region, "survival" remains the key issue facing Pacific nations.  

Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been granted bail and released after spending the night in custody. 

Fiji police have been questioning Frank Bainimarama and former police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho for the past month over allegations they directed police to close investigations into senior officials at the University of the South Pacific in 2019.

Former Nauru president Baron Waqa is set to take the reins of the Pacific's peak regional body, after a special leaders meeting in Fiji.

Former prime minister Frank Bainimarama was suspended after launching a divisive speech in parliament attacking Fiji's president and its new Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.

The federal government on Thursday announced plans for Pacific Islanders to migrate to Australia as permanent residents and, although it was largely welcomed across the region, some say more could be done.

For the past decade, Fiji's media has operated under tight restrictions and scrutiny. Journalists recall the brutality of post-coup Fiji and say it's time for the country's controversial Media Act to go. 

Fiji's government summons the country's top military commander after he issues an extraordinary statement raising concerns about the "ambition and speed" of changes being made by the new government.

In his first interview since taking office, Sitiveni Rabuka says he would welcome partnerships with China, but committed to "re-look" at Fiji's military ties with foreign powers.

Fiji's former attorney-general is being investigated in the wake of Fiji's national election for allegedly "inciting communal antagonism".

With no political party having won an outright majority after Fiji's election, the major parties are competing to form a ruling coalition with the country's former leading opposition party.

Fiji Labour Party leader and former prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry says he has received calls from people who say they voted for him at polling stations where the official results show he received no votes.