Solomon Islands
- Opinion
- China relations
From training to rehearsal: Why ‘brazen’ Chinese warships are off Sydney’s coast
The geopolitical earthquake in Europe will inevitably see aftershocks in Asia. Those aftershocks have arrived. Welcome, Australia, to an entirely new Pacific security environment.
- Mick Ryan
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PM announces $190m security deal with Solomon Islands
Anthony Albanese revealed the third security deal brokered this month, as the government continues efforts to counter China’s influence in the Pacific.
- Michelle Griffin, James Massola and Matthew Knott
- Editorial
- Pacific diplomacy
The NRL’s newest recruit PNG is good for sport and Pacific politics
The announcement that a team from Papua New Guinea will enter the NRL competition is a smart play.
- The Herald's View
A Kennedy daughter offers a hand to Pacific nations threatened by climate change
In one of her last acts as US ambassador, Caroline Kennedy has sealed a deal to safeguard at-risk South Pacific cultural relics and artefacts.
- Linda Morris
‘Beacon of hope’: World’s largest coral discovered in Solomon Islands
“Just when we think there is nothing left to discover on planet Earth, we find a massive coral … pulsing with life and colour,” said explorer-in-residence Enric Sala.
- Bianca Hall
The under-the-radar island getaways that are only a short flight away
These South Pacific destinations allow you to avoid other tourists and live like a local – without breaking the bank.
- Craig Tansley
- Opinion
- Pacific diplomacy
Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards
Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific needs to think again.
- Richard McGregor
The unspoilt tropical island that still uses shell money
On this remote Solomon island, tradition is etched as deeply as tribal tattoos, and ancient shell money holds more value than any paper or plastic.
- Christine Retschlag
‘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.
- Matthew Knott
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.
- Traveller team
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