Indo-Pacific Strategy: Quad foreign ministers met in New Delhi and backed new security and infrastructure moves, including maritime surveillance, critical minerals, energy security, and a Fiji port project under “Ports of the Future.” Waste & Public Health: Fiji’s Environment Ministry rejected an Australian billionaire’s Vuda waste-to-energy and private port plan, citing unresolved EIA gaps, imported waste, hazardous ash risks, and public health concerns. Constitution Review: Nawaka leaders urged the Constitution Review Commission to restore constituency-based voting and strengthen safeguards for iTaukei rights and land, including how minerals are governed. Online Safety & AI: University of Fiji called for a review of the Online Safety Act, warning AI use is hard to detect and asking for clearer rules. Public Health Law: Suva City Council pushed for a coordinated public health framework as Parliament considers amendments, warning “public health” must be clearly defined. Cost Pressures: PM Rabuka said civil servants pay cuts are not decided, while bus operators face a fuel-driven cash crunch and government moves to release bus subsidy payments. Diplomacy in Suva: Israel opened its embassy in Fiji, with Rabuka saying it supports climate resilience and development tech, as protests continued outside.