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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he and his Solomon Islands counterpart Manasseh Sogavare have broken ground with a "constructive discussion".

Despite initial relief over island nations’ rejection of security and economic pact, senior government figure says reprieve could be only temporary

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than her three previous visits to the Pacific when she touched down in Honiara last Friday. The Solomon Islands government website had not even listed the Australian minister’s visit – but it did note the first visit of a…

Australia welcomed reassurances from the Solomon Islands that it would not allow China to install a military base on its territory, helping to assuage concerns about Beijing’s growing influence in the Pacific region.

The island states of the Pacific – from large Papua New Guinea to the smaller island state of Tuvalu – find themselves in a newly influential position as the west and China battle for their strategic backing.

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells says warnings about China’s influence were ignored and blasts NSW Liberals over preselections

Australia’s new foreign minister has visited the Solomon Islands to assure the South Pacific island nation it does not need a security pact with China

Australia has announced further health support for the Solomon Islands, as Foreign Minister Penny Wong visits the nation's capital Honiara.

Solomon Islands' Prime Minister seeks to reassure Australia there will not be a military base in the Pacific island nation, after Foreign Minister Penny Wong touches down in Honiara.