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New foreign affairs minister tells Pacific leaders Australia ‘will listen because we care’ after reports China may be seeking security agreement with Kiribati

The Solomon Islands story of great power competition in the South Pacific is part of a much older one of colonial conceit and neglect.

Anthony Albanese has clashed with 2GB’s Ray Hadley over the Solomon Islands security agreement with China, climate change, boat turnbacks, and bullying allegations levelled against several women in his leadership team.

The Solomon Islands' security cooperation with China is not directed at any other country or external alliance and the country deserves the respect of all partners for its sovereign decision, said Manasseh Sogavare, the prime minister of the Pacific nation.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has aChinese-government-proposedtext for a security...

In response to the recent visit to the Pacific by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the release of the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States, the Pacific Elders’ Voice

As Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIFs) nations, I condemn the disturbing display of the Russian Federation’s military aggression against the innocent people and independent state of Ukraine.

The Pacific has become a lucrative drug corridor, driven by cartels, criminal organisations, and local gangs. Regional states and traditional partners must act rapidly and adaptively in response.

Australia and New Zealand must address the fallout from an appetite for illicit drugs. The Pacific is relying on it.

In a Greenpeace report, former Pacific nation leaders say Australia has been using its diplomatic weight to divide small island states on climate policy.