The Latest Breaking News from Solomon

Core policies such as relations with China remain intact, but there is huge public appetite for Jeremiah Manele to focus on internal development

The Solomon Islands foreign minister said Tuesday that his nation had objected to the first draft of a US-Pacific partnership declaration because the Pacific territory was "not comfortable" with some indirect references to China.

The sudden resignation of NT Labor leader Michael Gunner – who had been absent from federal Labor's campaigning – could reshape the contest for the marginal seat of Solomon, according to a political pundit.

Manasseh Sogavare says he wasn’t told about Aukus pact until it was public while Scott Morrison accuses counterpart of parroting China’s lines

One of Australia's top national security figures denies there was a failure by intelligence agencies to stop a military pact being signed between Solomon Islands and China.

The Country Liberal Party has secured top spot on two of the Northern Territory's three ballot papers, with 32 candidates confirmed to contest next month's federal election.

Like the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano that triggered a massive tsunami and sent shockwaves around the world when it erupted on January 15, the recently signed security deal between the Solomon Islands and China has also unleashed geopolitical convulsions of immense magnitude.

New mum Tia hasn't yet decided how she'll cast her ballot, and she's part of a big group of voters that could sway the result in the marginal Top End seat of Solomon.

In the satellite city of Palmerston near Darwin, thousands of residents are paying off a mortgage. Voters there want to see the next government drive down the other costs of living.