SYDNEY (Sky News Australia / Pacific Media Watch): In an exclusive interview with Graham Davis for Sky News, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has lashed out at the governments of Australia and New Zealand, accusing them of neglecting the Pacific Islands.
Commodore Bainimarama accused former Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd of neglecting the Pacific, adding Canberra's lack of attention to the region - and especially its policy of shunning Fiji - had weakened Australian influence in the region and had created a vacuum that bigger powers were moving to fill.
He added improved relations between Australia and Fiji would only come if Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott won the next election.
Bainimarama also conceded New Zealand was "more understanding" of Fiji's situation.
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Bainimarama blames Rudd
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