Australians planning a trip to Fiji are being warned to keep safe at all costs after a Gold Coast couple was tied up, bashed and robbed on one of the country's islands.
62-year-old Brian Kevin and his 59-year-old partner Doda Coraly were ambushed by thieves after docking at a jetty in Viti Levu.
The thieves made off with a computer, guitar, satellite phone and thousands in cash.
Police say attacks on tourists have doubled on the island since 2006.