Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Suva, Fiji, to attend the Pacific Island Forum leaders' meeting, where he was questioned about migration. Read more here:
United States Vice President Kamala Harris addressed members virtually on Wednesday morning.
US Vice President Kamala Harris was beamed into the Pacific Islands Forum where she announced the US would bolster its presence in the Pacific.Ahead of a meeting with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, reporters asked Mr Albanese whether he would raise Australia's"Our position has been outlined consistently ... when I meet with international leaders, what I will do is treat them with respect," he said.
"They go into the Pacific in terms of their coastline and the state of Hawaii, and the presence of the US in the region is important and we welcome the US engagement."‘China wants to isolate us’: Kiribati opposition's call to Australia after shock Pacific forum withdrawal
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