#Latest news with #PacificEngagementABC News2 days agoPoliticsABC NewsOutgoing Fiji tourism boss laments handling of poisoning scandalOn the program today Fiji's outgoing tourism boss says the fallout from last year's poisoning scandal could have been handled better. Advocates call for Pacific engagement groups to play a bigger part in helping seasonal workers adjust to Australia. Indonesia pushes for Papua New Guinea to be admitted into the Association of South-East Asian Nations. Fears Pacific people can't afford a new visa to allow parents of citizens to live in New Zealand for up to five years. A ban on harvesting Coconut crabs comes into effect in the Solomon Islands. And Vanuatu's government appoints a team to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the teachers union.
ABC News2 days agoPoliticsABC NewsOutgoing Fiji tourism boss laments handling of poisoning scandalOn the program today Fiji's outgoing tourism boss says the fallout from last year's poisoning scandal could have been handled better. Advocates call for Pacific engagement groups to play a bigger part in helping seasonal workers adjust to Australia. Indonesia pushes for Papua New Guinea to be admitted into the Association of South-East Asian Nations. Fears Pacific people can't afford a new visa to allow parents of citizens to live in New Zealand for up to five years. A ban on harvesting Coconut crabs comes into effect in the Solomon Islands. And Vanuatu's government appoints a team to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the teachers union.