The bellowing Canadian Moose, Dr Marc Edge, has spluttered back into life after a period of self-imposed hibernation with yet another of his perennial attacks on Grubsheet and our fellow blogger, Professor Crosbie Walsh. The former Head of Journalism at USP - who was sacked for misconduct - claims that Croz and I have gone quiet because we have … [Read more...] about # SPLUTTERINGS FROM THE EDGE
# DOUG BROWN – A TRIBUTE
One of the last links to the Government that took Fiji to Independence 43 years ago has been severed with the death in Australia of Douglas Walkden-Brown - a member of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara’s cabinet both before and after Independence. The highly respected agriculturalist known more informally in Fiji as Doug Brown passed away peacefully last … [Read more...] about # DOUG BROWN – A TRIBUTE
# FIJI KEY TO AMELIA EARHART MYSTERY
In the latest chapter of the seven-decade-long search for the legendary missing American aviatrix, Amelia Earhart, investigators in the United States want to locate the descendants of three Fijians who were close associates of a distinguished former head of the Fiji Medical School in Suva. They believe a box may have been left to one of the … [Read more...] about # FIJI KEY TO AMELIA EARHART MYSTERY
# BLUEPRINT FOR A BETTER FIJI
The final version of the 2013 Constitution that will underpin the first genuine democracy in Fijian history has been released to the public. His Excellency the President will give his assent to the document on September 6th. It will be the supreme law of the country and pave the way for elections by September 30th 2014 conducted, for the first … [Read more...] about # BLUEPRINT FOR A BETTER FIJI
# 60 HOURS LATE. THE ABC OF NEWS
It's taken Radio Australia more than 60 hours to broadcast a landmark speech given on Monday night to the Australia Fiji Business Forum by the Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop. (see previous posting) In that speech, Ms Bishop signaled a radical overhaul of Australia's policy towards Fiji if the … [Read more...] about # 60 HOURS LATE. THE ABC OF NEWS
# THE ABC OF PROPAGANDA
Compelling evidence has emerged that Radio Australia - the overseas service of Australia's public broadcaster, the ABC - has suppressed public comments in which the country's alternative foreign minister outlined a radical change of Australian policy towards Fiji. Grubsheet can reveal that when Julie Bishop, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and … [Read more...] about # THE ABC OF PROPAGANDA