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Fiji deports Australian University professor during ‘incredibly damaging’ day for Pacific unity
The Fiji Government has deported a leading Australian university professor, in a move being described as “dictatorial” and as placing Pacific regionalism in doubt.
Key points:
- The University of the South Pacific receives significant funding from the Australia Government
- Pictures on social media show the professor being escorted through Nadi airport
- The manner of his forced deportation has shocked the community
Fiji Government officials descended on Professor Pal Ahluwalia’s house last night after declaring the Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific a “prohibited immigrant”, and putting him on the first flight to Brisbane today.
The University of the South Pacific (USP) is co-owned by 12 small Pacific islands and received…
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