Auzy federal government handouts to SDL and FLP
The Australian auditor general’s report has exposed how Qarase’s SDL and Chaudhry’s FLP parties received assistance from the Australian Federal government.
“Before the 2006 Fijian elections, and ultimately a military coup, Labor, then in Opposition, directed $76,823 to the Fijian Labor Party, of which $45,000 was spent on the travel, accommodation and expenses of the three Australian party members sent there to help.”
“The Liberal Party last year hosted a member of Fiji’s SDL Party in Canberra, after two previous visits were blocked, despite ongoing diplomatic tensions in the region. “
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