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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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China on our doorstep: Australia should have taken better care of its Pacific family

IN DEEP: WWII wrecks draw divers to the Solomons Islands as China's push for regional influence lands on Australia's doorstep. Picture: Shutterstock

My nephew, Darren Tierney, spent his early adult years taking extreme tourism parties to some of the world's most remote and dangerous parts, including those in South America, Africa, the Middle East, and the South Pacific.

Initially, Darren studied marine biology and became a dive master and instructor. Some of his tour parties went diving with him at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, among the sunken Japanese and American warships.

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