# THE PRIME MINISTER IS IN A TERRIBLE BIND. AND ALL OF HIS OWN MAKING
Barbara Malimali's lawyer, Tanya "Try-on" Waqanika, is breaking all legal convention by continuing to comment publicly on the circumstances of her client's removal now that they have succeeded in obtaining leave to apply for a judicial review in the High Court from Justice Dane Tuiqereqere. It includes the astonishing spectacle of Waqanika … [Read more...] about # THE PRIME MINISTER IS IN A TERRIBLE BIND. AND ALL OF HIS OWN MAKING
# THE MALIMALI APPEAL. IT’S THE STATE’S TO LOSE IF IT DOESN’T GET A BETTER LEGAL TEAM
Barbara Malimali has succeeded in securing a judicial review of the President's decision - acting on the advice of the Prime Minister - to dismiss her as FICAC Commissioner. And lawyers for both parties - Malimali and the State - are gearing up for the first stage of setting a timetable for the hearing next Monday. Malix2 is being represented by … [Read more...] about # THE MALIMALI APPEAL. IT’S THE STATE’S TO LOSE IF IT DOESN’T GET A BETTER LEGAL TEAM
# FIJI’S HEALTH SYSTEM WILL BE JUST LIKE OVERSEAS IN 4-7 YEARS. SOUND FAMILIAR?
The embattled Deputy Prime Minister and MInister for Finance, Biman Pasad, has taken a page out of the playbook of his predecessor, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, in promising that things will be better if only the Fijian people stay the distance and give the Coalition another term or two. Back in 2018, much of the nation fell about laughing when Aiyaz … [Read more...] about # FIJI’S HEALTH SYSTEM WILL BE JUST LIKE OVERSEAS IN 4-7 YEARS. SOUND FAMILIAR?
# SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. MORAL BANKRUPTCY AND LEAVING FUTURE GENERATIONS A RECORD $11.7 BILLION DEBT. (UPDATED)
Only the Coalition ( oh, and Fred Wesley) are celebrating the passage through parliament of the 2025-26 national Budget. The rest of us know that it was always going to pass on the numbers - 36 to 12 - and there is nothing to celebrate about the fact that the Coalition's addiction to spending means that it has broken its pre-election promise to … [Read more...] about # SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. MORAL BANKRUPTCY AND LEAVING FUTURE GENERATIONS A RECORD $11.7 BILLION DEBT. (UPDATED)
# QORI, PM. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT SIROMI TURAGA BACK IN THE JOB OF AG
The most famous ethnic African-American in Fiji - Acting Attorney General Siromi Turaga - has his head on the chopping block again as the Prime Minister very publicly cuts him loose over the out of court settlement negotiations with Barbara Malimali that have severely embarrassed the Coalition government. Sitiveni Rabuka should have known that … [Read more...] about # QORI, PM. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT SIROMI TURAGA BACK IN THE JOB OF AG