The $1.5 billion Australian financing package will include about $1 billion in grants and $500 million in loans.

The cost of living remains higher than a year ago, with Fiji’s inflation rate reaching 7.6 per cent in August.

Government ministries will face closer scrutiny over how they spend taxpayer-funded allocations as the new national budget gets underway.

Fijians can now better understand how public funds are raised, managed and invested with the launch of the Citizens’ Guide to the National Budget 2026–2027.

The Government has admitted Fiji’s correctional facilities are operating below United Nations minimum standards for the treatment of inmates.

The temporary suspension of school bus services on Taveuni has disrupted travel for hundreds of students, as bus operators press for student fare rates to be aligned with those in Vanua Levu and Viti Levu.

Opposition parliamentarian Faiyaz Koya says the 2026-2027 Budget explains how Government intends to spend money, but it does not adequately explain how Fiji intends to create wealth.

The Ministry of Education says the reduction in funding allocated for free education grants to non-government primary schools is mainly due to compliance issues faced by some.

Opposition Member of Parliament Jone Usamate has warned that Fiji is facing a fiscal crisis, arguing that the 2026-2027 National Budget fails to address rising government debt and growing expenditure despite being presented as “A Responsible Budget for a Sustainable Future.”

The sugar industry is struggling to stay afloat as rising production costs continue to eat into its viability.

The billions Fiji owes today could become the burden carried by tomorrow’s generation.

Opposition MP Alipate Tuicolo has questioned the sustainability of the 2026–2027 National Budget, highlighting that the government’s projected $1 billion fiscal deficit amounts to about 7 percent of the country’s gross domestic product.