A secret ballot has elected Jeremiah Manele as the new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, setting Canberra on edge for ...

Jeremiah Manele, who was foreign minister when the Solomon Islands forged a controversial security deal with China, is the ...

also has a record of restoring order when national politics in the Solomon Islands suddenly become chaotic and even violent. In 2019, Australia sent troops and police to the capital Honiara after ...

Rivalry between Australia and China in the South Pacific is undermining security and prosperity of the region, say University of Melbourne experts ...

Although Manasseh Sogavare’s time as prime minister of Solomon Islands is finished, his country’s relationship with China may ...

A murky security pact between China and Solomon Islands followed in 2022, spurning traditional security partners Australia and the ... day establish a permanent military presence in the South ...

Manasseh Sogavare, the Solomon Islands prime minister who drew his nation close to China, sharpening the United States' focus ...

New prime minister Jeremiah Manele is expected to apply a “lighter touch” to ties with Beijing given the demand for greater ...

Australia has sent 400 police and military to assist Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) with election security, alongside New Zealand and Pacific forces. Chinese police will remain in a ...

Lawmakers in the Solomon Islands have selected a pro-China candidate as their prime minister, in an indication the Pacific ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah ... security treaty that provides a ...