Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday Solomon Islands' newly elected Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele had told him the Pacific Island nation is undertaking a security review ...

Pacific Islands nations Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are considering forming defence forces and have discussed the matter with Australia, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Wednesday.

Australia's deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, pledged support to the Solomon Islands during a visit as part of an effort to counter China's growing influence in the South Pacific.

The Solomon Islands government noted that agreement in their statement Friday, saying it will “continue to preserve its Security Agreement with Australia as it develops and deepen its relations ...

In Brief The visit of the newly elected Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, to Australia focused on security discussions and economic development cooperation. Though Australia seeks to be ...

From the Solomon Islands’ perspective, the separate agreement with China may have appealed, as it allowed the country to diversify its security relationship and leverage political posturing in ...

While Canberra also has staging options in Darwin, Australia and Butterworth, Malaysia, for surveillance missions, access to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands would bring Australia to the heart of the ...