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2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lice Movono

In December last year seven tourists at a Fiji resort suffered suspected alcohol poisoning. Fijian authorities say there was no methanol found in the drinks, but one victim has come forward demanding greater transparency.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lice Movono |Nick Sas

It was supposed to be a relaxing mother-daughter holiday in Fiji — and for the most part, it was. Staying at the Warwick Resort, one of Fiji's most-well known and trusted establishments, Susan*, 58, and her 18-year-old daughter were on their final day of what she says was an almost perfect holiday. They toured a local village, snorkelled and relaxed around the pool. Then, in the afternoon, Susan's daughter bought a pina colada cocktail from the Warwick Resort pool bar where they were staying.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Belinda Kora |Lice Movono |Adel Fruean |Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong

Across the Pacific, women are being assaulted, abused and silenced — often by those they love most. In an effort to spark change, survivors, perpetrators and frontline workers want to show you what one of the world’s worst abuse crises looks like, in the hope, that something might break the cycle. Warning: This story contains graphic accounts of gender-based violence and sexual assault. • Ritim long Tok Pisin •Every day,Lorena* says she lives in fear.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Lice Movono

United States government funding for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat's Pacific Resilience Facility has survived the Trump administration's massive cuts to foreign aid. PIF Secretary General Baron Waqa says the US had initially suspended $9 million funding for the climate change funding program but it has now been approved.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Lice Movono

In Fiji an explosion in the use of methamphetamines in recent years has devastated families and communities across the Pacific island nation. Now it's fuelling another crisis ... a surge in the number of HIV cases ... prompting health authorities to declare an outbreak of the infection. Rachel Mealey: In Fiji, an explosion in the use of methamphetamines in recent years has devastated families and communities across the Pacific Island nation.