Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said he knows that the Australian government is aware that the current government will bring about constitutional, electoral, social, civil service and political reforms that will benefit every Fijian in the country.
However he said the opposition will continue to this because Australia wants to be the superior power in the Pacific.
Commodore Bainimarama said the government's plans are clear and he wonders whether the ordinary Australian would oppose a Fiji that has a non-race based electoral system where people do not line up in different lines at polling stations due to their race.
He said race based politics has to go and everyone should be given equal opportunities irrespective of their race or religion.
The Prime Minister also said the constitutional reforms will be the basis of this and other reforms are also necessary where native land can be put to good use through agricultural farming and the landowners also equally benefit from land lease payments.
He civil service reforms are also necessary in Fiji as for years the costs have just ballooned to huge levels.
He questions Australia what is wrong with these reforms.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
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