Australia and New Zealand's relations with and their small South Pacific neighbor,Fiji, have been in decline since an army coup in December 2006.

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Fiji was probably the nicest that I went to surf-wise.

以冲浪来说，斐济大概是我去过最好的。

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Elections could be at least five years away, while the commodore conducts what he calls a mission to cleanse Fiji of corruption and racism.

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The latest quarrel among Australia, New Zealand and Fiji is over a group of expatriate judges from Sri Lanka that Fiji wants to recruit.

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Australian officials describe the expulsions as unreasonable and provocative, while Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has defended the decision Wednesday to expel Fiji's most senior diplomat.

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The threat infuriated Fiji's interim prime minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama.

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Both Canberra and Wellington warned the judges from Sri Lanka that if they took the posts in Fiji they would be subject to travel bans imposed on all senior officials in the military administration.

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Fiji has seen four coups since 1987.

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