CANBERRA, ACT, July 6 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
I acknowledge Prime Minister Rabuka.
Ministers and Members of Parliament.
Chair of the Great Council of Chiefs.
Members of the Diplomatic Corps.
And Ms Djapirri Mununggirritj, a senior Yolŋu woman from the Gumatjclan from North East Arnhem Land.
First Nations Australians and Fijian communities share a deeply historic and cultural connection.
One that is shaped by resilience, community leadership, and relationships with land and sea.
Ladies and gentlemen -
We come together today to celebrate the proud story of our Vuvale Reunion - and the new chapter of our Alliance
Above all, we gather as family.
A connection deeper than geography or...