Fiji orders Australia, NZ chief ambassadors out

Updated November 4, 2009 09:53:16

Fiji's military leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama has ordered the Australia and New Zealand High Commissioners in Suva out of the country. He made the announcement at Government Buildings in Suva after 6pm Fiji time, saying it was the result of the impact of the Australian and New Zealand governments' positions on Fiji.

On Monday, Fiji's newly-installed Chief Justice, Anthony Gates, accused the two countries of interfering with the operations of the Fiji judiciary. To review what transpired yesterday throughout Fiji, Australia and New Zealand's foreign affairs, our Pacific Correspondent Campbell Cooney spoke to Christine Webster.

Presenter: Christine Webster
Speaker: Campbell Cooney, Pacific Correspondent

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