Fiji recorded 2,016 new HIV diagnoses in 2025, 16 times the number recorded in 2019.

Dusty arrived in Canberra after beginning the journey on August 30, accompanied by his mother Sarah, local nurse Christine Letton, Little Wings nurse Nichole Callan and charity chief executive Clare Pearson.

The government says the new $10 million package will fund 17 programs across communities identified as being particularly affected by youth crime.