Solomon Islands
‘Godsend’: Australia wins support for policing pact to counter China
Anthony Albanese has locked in support for a far-ranging Pacific policing pact designed to counter China’s growing security presence in the region.
- by Matthew Knott
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Insider intel: Traveller’s writers share their 22 top discoveries
Our roaming reporters check their notepads, sharing secret addresses and perennial favourites from their past year of travel.
- by Traveller team
Airline review: Excess baggage causes dramas on this flight
Upon arrival we are informed that 100 bags were offloaded prior to departure, including mine.
- by Christine Retschlag
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China relations
Solomon Islands choose China friend as new PM
Currently the foreign minister, Jeremiah Manele has pledged to continue the Pacific Island nation’s foreign policy that made it grow close to China.
- by Kirsty Needham
Pro-China Solomons leader Sogavare steps down after ‘awful’ election result
Manasseh Sogavare, who alarmed Australian officials by aligning his nation closer to Beijing, will not run for another term as Solomon Islands prime minister.
- by Matthew Knott
Six unspoilt gems in the South Pacific to add to your travel bucket list
The best places to go are the ones other visitors don’t even know about.
- by Craig Tansley
In an age where we’ve discovered it all, this paradise shouldn’t exist
Papatura Retreat in the Solomon Islands isn’t for everyone. But for 82-year-old Pete Blanche and his wife Marg, it was love at first sight.
- by Craig Tansley
Nauru severs ties with Taiwan, switches diplomatic allegiance to China
The announcement is a major diplomatic coup for Beijing just days after the Democratic Progressive Party was elected to lead Taiwan for a third term.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Analysis
China relations
How Australia borrowed from China’s playbook in dealing with smaller nations
For many Solomon Islanders, the equation is simple. China offers them something they have not had for too long: aspiration.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Investigation
China relations
A country three hours away from Australia is the next frontier of China’s ambitions
There are fresh allegations of intimidation in the Pacific as Beijing’s influence grows to encompass everything from infrastructure to media, mining, policing and healthcare in one of Australia’s closest neighbours.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Natalie Clancy
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Pacific diplomacy
Then there were two: Sport diplomacy panel in limbo as positions left vacant by Wong
A 13-member sport diplomacy council with former top Australian athletes aimed at boosting ties in the Pacific appears to have been quietly unwound by Labor.
- by Lisa Visentin
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