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Jeremiah Manele and Anthony Albanese during a joint press conference at Parliament House on June 26, 2024.

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

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One of the artefacts from the Pasifika Collections

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
Divers from National Geographic Pristine Seas measure the world’s largest coral colony in the Solomon Islands.

‘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
Taveuni, Fiji.

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

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 tradition of shell money can be traced back to this lagoon 16 to 17 generations ago.

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
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese greets Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka at the forum.

‘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
The Mundi Mundi Bash.

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
The aircraft cabin.

Airline review: Excess baggage causes dramas on this flight

Upon arrival we are informed that 100 bags were offloaded prior to departure, including mine.

  • Christine Retschlag
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talk during a ceremony to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between their two countries in 2019.

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.

  • Kirsty Needham

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