Anthony Albanese says meeting ‘about time’ as Scott Morrison says Australia reassured Solomons would not host military base
are not considering or would not support the establishment of a naval presence,” he told reporters in Perth.
“Australia has been consistent and clear in stating our respect for Solomon Islands’ sovereign decision-making,” she said.Payne said she had been reassured the Pacific nation would not house a foreign military base.The prime minister declined to say whether“[Prime minister Jacinda Ardern] shares the same passion for the Pacific region,” Morrison said. “We’ve worked closely to ensure that [the Pacific step up] harmonise together.
“What we want to do is to be making sure that we’re presenting a very strong case as to why it is incredibly important that we don’t see militarisation of the Pacific Islands,” Tehan said.Labor has attacked the Morrison government’s handling of ties with Solomon Islands, with the deputy leader, Richard Marles, saying on Friday that repairing the relationship with the nation would be a priority for his party.
The plan would see $15m for specialist drink-makers with $100,000 grants to build or upgrade on-site facilities such as restaurants and tour areas.Albanese, meanwhile, was campaigning in the Tasmanian seat of Bass, where he told a Labor rally in Launceston the government had been in power for almost a decade, and people had Morrison, and his claim he doesn’t think about his legacy, “worked out”.
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