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National Federation Party leader Biman Prasad says COVID-19 exposed the prime minister's failings and less fear of military intervention has mobilised voters.

Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is appealing to Fijians for a third term but opposition parties say he's squandered his almost 16 years in power.

Fiji's national election is only two weeks away and the leaders of three of the major parties have taken to TikTok to campaign — with varying degrees of commitment.

The economic impact of COVID on Pacific Island states, combined with major labour shortages in Australia and New Zealand, has created a perfect storm. A mass exodus means Pacific nations are now losing crucial workers at such volume that their own development prospects are being undermined.

Vanua Levu is being overrun by invasive vines – and the increasing number of natural disasters, brought on by climate change, is only making things worse

Divina Loloma is vying to become Fiji's first transgender politician and says she wants to focus on providing economic empowerment to young and marginalised people in her country.

Although they contribute less than 0.03% of the world’s total carbon emissions, the Pacific Islands are at the front line of the climate crisis. Entire countries could be submerged under water within the next two to three decades. How are these island states fighting for their survival?

An exodus of over-qualified Pacific Island nurses who are taking up aged care jobs in countries such as Australia has experts concerned the "brain drain" is leaving critical gaps in the region's healthcare systems.

Farrell has unsurprisingly named his strongest possible team for the match, making eight personnel changes from the victory over Fiji last weekend