Solomon Islands

The leader of independent MPs in Solomon Islands is demanding the country's prime minister provide more information about a budget rescue package from China. 

Jeremiah Manele praised China and indicated his country was keen to extend security and policing partnerships with the regional power — but will his words translate to more deals?

Family and friends have paid tribute to boxer Lemuel Silisia who died in hospital days after competing in a professional bout in regional New South Wales.

Solomon Islanders are in celebration mode this morning as the island nation marks its 46th birthday.

Several World War II shipwrecks in Australian waters, holding unknown quantities of oil and chemicals, have been deteriorating ever since they sank more than 80 years ago.

Pacific Island workers coming home from Australia say it's a long and complicated process to get their superannuation — and the barriers appear to be stopping many from claiming their money.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says he has asked Australia to help his country expand its police force to 3,000 officers after sitting down with Anthony Albanese for bilateral talks in Canberra.

PM Anthony Albanese hopes to strengthen ties with Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands' PM Jeremiah Manele is determined to strengthen strategic ties with Australia.

The first Pacific Engagement Visas will be granted in late 2024. Experts and community leaders welcome the scheme, but say the government needs to manage it carefully.

Tetepare, one of the Pacific's largest uninhabited islands, teems with rare animals who roam its rainforest and beaches — and to local people, it is full of spirits. 

Tetepare was once home to tribes of people, before it was abruptly deserted about 200 years ago. Now, descendants are protecting it from logging and climate change.

There's an oral tradition of an island that sunk in the Solomon Islands. Some scientists say there might be something to the story.

Legend has it a jealous husband used a wave curse to sink Teonimenu into the ocean forever. Scientists have worked out what really happened.

Former foreign minister and diplomat Jeremiah Manele has been elected as the new prime minister of Solomon Islands — and he's expected to maintain close ties with China.

The resignation of Solomon Islands' pro-China leader Manasseh Sogavare has raised questions about Beijing's influence on the region.

Manasseh Sogavare switched his country's diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China and amplified combative stoushes with Western democracies. What does his departure as prime minister mean for Solomon Islands and the region?

Two coalitions are in prime positions to form a government in the Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands' pro-China leader, Manasseh Sogavare, has withdrawn from the race to be the next prime minister following the country's national election.

A pink Moon rises, baby otters meet the public for the first time, a rare white squirrel is spotted playing in a Beijing park and China hosts an amazing sand sculpture competition — it's been another busy week across the vast Asia Pacific region. 

Australian Defence Force personnel and federal police officers have participated in 62 global peacekeeping missions since 1947, which one vet says "can be very complex, very confronting, especially when you're unarmed".

No political party has emerged strong enough to form a government on its own in the Solomon Islands, so negotiations have begun to form a coalition.

An intense period of political horse-trading is underway in Solomon Islands after no political party won enough seats in last week's election to form government on its own.

This election is the first in Solomon Islands since Manasseh Sogavare struck a security pact with China in 2022.

Early results are starting to flow in Solomon Islands in the wake of Wednesday's elections, with prominent China critic, ousted Malaita premier Daniel Suidani, regaining his provincial seat.