Relations between Australia and Solomon Islands have nosedived after Scott Morrison dismissed an attack on his government by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare as being scripted by Beijing.
Mr Morrison hit back after the Solomons Island leader used a speech to his Parliament to accuse Australia of hypocrisy for keeping the AUKUS pact secret and then complaining about his security treaty with China.
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