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Australian police take control of Solomon Islands capital

Three days of rioting have plunged the Solomon Islands into chaos, exposing widespread frustration at low living standards and revealing the government's inability to uphold the rule of law.

Australian police yesterday began taking control of the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara, after days of violent protests in the South Pacific island nation, witnesses said. Tear gas was deployed in Chinatown where looting and the burning of buildings continued yesterday morning, and a new curfew was expected to be imposed later in the day, a resident told Reuters. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who requested help from Australia, blamed foreign countries for stoking the violent protests, but did not name any. Many of the protesters come from the most populous province of Mala...

Angry riots that left buildings burning in the Solomon Islands capital on Thursday are the latest flare-up in two decades of tensions in the Pacific nation that have often ensnared Chinese businesses.

What does the splitting of the Pacific Islands Forum mean for Australia? Posted WedWednesday 10 updated WedWednesday 10 FebFebruary 2021 at 2:37pm Five island nations say they will begin the process of withdrawing from the Pacific Islands Forum. ( Share Print text only Early on Tuesday morning, the Pacific Islands Forum split. It's a heavy blow for the regional body which sits at the apex of the region's diplomatic architecture. But what does it mean for Australia? Is there a way the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) can be patched back together? And what will happen if those efforts fail? What ca...