The tour offered delegates an inside look at the Hub’s high-tech infrastructure — from a simulated home environment to dark scenario rooms and adaptable training areas designed to replicate complex real-world emergencies.
Prime Minister Rabuka and his delegation observed Fijian troops training as part of Talisman Sabre 2025, the ADF’s largest multinational military exercise.
Established in 1964 by the Government of India, the ITEC programme is a key pillar of India’s development partnership with over 160 countries across Asia, Africa, the Pacific, and the Caribbean.
PM Rabuka noted that Australia remains Fiji’s largest visitor market, contributing to Fiji surpassing one million tourist arrivals in 2024—45% of whom came from Australia.
Prof. Biman Prasad emphasised that this gap is not just a matter of gender disparity, but a critical issue of governance that calls for “a united and sustained effort from all of us.”
Dr Zelinda Sherlock made history last year as the first woman of non-European heritage elected Deputy Lord Mayor of Hobart in the Council’s 150-year history.
“This museum will celebrate a vital thread through the history of our modern nation. I can’t think of a better site than Haymarket – a place synonymous with the Chinese-Australian story – or a more fitting time of year to open it.”
