Senator Pauline Hanson said Australia could no longer ignore what she described as security risks associated with countries affected by terrorism, kidnapping, armed conflict, violent crime, civil unrest, state repression or the collapse of local authority.
Fiji's Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Filimoni Vosarogo, led a delegation on an Australian Government-supported ministerial visit to Brisbane and Canberra from 14 to 18 September.