Whats the situation with travel warnings?
Can Australians safely travel to Fiji on holiday or whatever, in light of these… STEPHEN SMITH: The travel advice is on the website for all to see. It doesn’t recommend, ‘don’t travel to Fiji’. It’s a matter for Australians to make their own judgements, and Australians continue to travel to Fiji as tourists, and that is a very important part of Fiji’s economy. So, we’re certainly not recommending to Australians that they not travel to Fiji. We’re certainly not suggesting to Australians that they effect some form of tourist or economic or financial ban on Fiji. Our travel advisory is there for people to see. It’s a matter for Australians to make that judgement. But again, we’re not contemplating travel, financial or tourist bans because we don’t want to do anything which would adversely impact on Fijians themselves and their economy. QUESTION: But, isn’t this an escalation of the difficulties between Fiji and Australia? Is there any chance of tourists being targeted? STEPHEN SMITH: It i
