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Suzanne Hopf
is an Australian speech pathologist and a PhD
student at Charles Sturt Universty. She has lived in Fiji since
February 2009.
Correspondence to:
Suzanne Hopf
School of Teacher Education
Charles Sturt University
Bathurst NSW 2795
email:
