Fiji
Almost 30 years on, freshly revamped resort remains a love letter to Fiji
This world-renowned resort was fairly conventional, until Jean-Michel Cousteau came along in the 1990s.
- Julietta Jameson
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Young, smart, driven: the dynamic global movement growing in power and influence
Members of the Indian diaspora are rising to the top of business and politics, and its Australian connections are only getting stronger.
- Matt Wade
- Explainer
- Foreign relations
Location, location: Why tiny island strongholds are so prized
The Indian and Pacific oceans cover roughly half the globe and are dotted with strategically valuable islands. Who has what where – and when can it get controversial?
- Angus Holland
China accused of using diplomatic theft to freeze Australia out in Pacific
China is intensifying its efforts to expand its influence in the Pacific and stymie a $500 million treaty deal between Australia and Vanuatu.
- Matthew Knott
Fiji is an odd place to try to solve Australia’s waste crisis – and the locals are not happy
Modern waste-to-energy plants are cleaner and greener than their predecessors, so why are so many Australians opposed to them?
- Nick O'Malley
- ★★★½
- Hotel reviews
After 26 years, Australians still flock to this sprawling Pacific island resort
Opened in 2000, this Fiji resort has always been a favourite with Australians, but it seems even more popular now.
- Craig Platt
If you were to imagine the ideal resort in paradise, this would be it
Likuliku was the first resort in Fiji to feature overwater bures, and it still has the only authentic bungalows on a natural lagoon.
- Lee Tulloch
A mythical island paradise didn’t exist, so an Australian created it
It might (incorrectly) be associated with a famous Beach Boys song, but this private island resort has plenty of other reasons to sing its praises.
- Craig Platt
- The year that changed me
- Tourism
My mates and I went on a cruise to meet girls. It went better than expected ... for some of us
It was a supposedly fun thing, but the author is pretty sure he’ll never do it again.
- Karl Quinn
- ★★★★
- Airline reviews
This full-service airline has budget prices (if you avoid the bag fee)
Pacific paradise’s national airline delivers good value apart from the baggage fee – but I found a way to get around it.
- Craig Platt