Premier Jacinta Allan launched Australia-India Women's Leadership Forum which brings together influential women leaders to strengthen the economic ties between Australia and India.
The upgraded barracks now include modern engineer and vehicle workshops, accommodation and training facilities, a fire station, chapel, medical centre, and improved road infrastructure and essential services.
George Speight, a former businessman, led the 2000 coup that saw then-Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, Fiji’s first Indo-Fijian leader, and his government held hostage for 56 days.
Housing Australia has recommended contract negotiations for 185 projects, with nearly 40% of the 13,742 new dwellings expected to break ground this financial year.
The resulting gap has been filled by the other seven participating countries, all of whose numbers have increased. Fiji, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste each have about 5,000 PALM workers in Australia, more than either Tonga or Samoa currently.
