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, has said he is confident there will not be Chinese bases in Solomon Islands, despite the two countries’ security pact.I’m very confident that won’t happen. I had a very constructive meeting with Prime Minister Sogavare yesterday . And I sat with him at dinner last night. One of the things we need to do is build personal relations between Australia and our friends in the Pacific. To make sure that our interests, but also their interests, are protected. We need to be prepared to listen to what they have to say, be prepared to assist in their development. But also, be prepared to advocate, as my Government is, action on issues of concern to them.
And obviously, the interests of Australia would not be served by having a military base so close to where Australia is and so close to where Queensland is as well., the minister for aged care, has told the ABC that 819 aged care homes nationally have reported Covid outbreaks.The Coral Princess cruise ship carrying more than 120 confirmed cases of Covid today returns to Brisbane after making two stops in NSW, as cases and hospitalisations continue to rise across the country.
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