Fiji

Fijian advocates, mental health professionals and those with lived experiences reject the call to reintroduce corporal punishment in schools.

A twice-bankrupt Australian who styles himself as an 'admiral' managed to secure talks with Fiji's now-PM to seek backing for a "bogus" international rescue fleet, the ABC can reveal.

He is the first person in Fiji to be convicted of "making an unwarranted demand with menace".

Manoa Kamikamica has been charged by the country's anti-corruption office with perjury and providing false information in his capacity as a public servant.

Fiji Police have confirmed the recovery of the body Unaisi Rokoura, who was reported missing on Saturday after a suspected drowning incident while gathering freshwater mussels.

Manoa Kamikamica, a key figure in Sitiveni Rabuka's administration, has been charged with perjury and providing false information in his capacity as a public servant.

Fiji's netball community is anxiously awaiting news of a former national team captain and coach who was reported missing on Saturday.

Fiji scored a total of eight tries in their opening Pacific Championships Bowl rugby league clash.

A former football administrator is calling for major reforms, accusing "a small clique of long-tenured officials" for keeping Fiji football "locked in a permanent slump".

The Fijian Teachers Association is advocating for "leather belt" discipline, but the government emphasises its zero-tolerance policy on abuse and corporal punishment.

The head of a grassroots organisation says the blame for Fijian workers' misconduct under seasonal employment schemes must be borne by the government. Audio

Alarming levels of child abuse and rape are driving underage pregnancy in Fiji, prompting the nation's chiefs to take a hard line on sex offenders. Audio

Sevuloni Naucukidi appeared at the Suva Magistrates Court on Tuesday for allegedly threatening a member of his support staff in July this year.

Thousands of Fijians are celebrating culture and heritage for Fijian Language Week or Macawa ni vosa vakaviti in Aotearoa New Zealand this week. Audio

Frank Bainimarama - who originally seized power in a military coup in 2006 - was found guilty of one count of unwarranted demand by a public official.