'Blatant propaganda': Fiji lawyers, civil society push back against proposed National Referendum Bill

'Blatant propaganda': Fiji lawyers, civil society push back against proposed National Referendum Bill

However, the Fijian government says the National Referendum Bill 2025 is "intended solely to ensure the orderly, transparent, and impartial conduct of referendums".

Who goofed the Referendum Bill?

“I spend a fair amount of time defending the Rabuka Government because on their worst day they are still better than Bainimarama’s on their best day. “Rabuka’s misfortune is that, unlike Bainimarama’s treasonous regime, the media have been free to report what they see since December 2022.” I didn’t say that. That’s in a recent post from Charlie Charters, ex-Fiji journalist, sports personality and high-profile Facebook commentator, now famous for…