Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
At Solomon Islands' request, Australia will deliver up to 200,000 paediatric COVID-19 vaccine doses, under Australia's pledge to support the Solomon Islands Government to administer COVID-19 vaccines to protect its citizens.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong will travel to New Zealand and Solomon Islands to reinforce our close friendships and cooperation in our region. This is Penny's third visit to the Pacific since being sworn in last month.
Australia is deeply disappointed by the signing of a security cooperation agreement between Solomon Islands and China, announced by the Chinese Government.
This review assessed the twinning relationship between the Office of Commonwealth Ombudsman (OCO) and the Ombudsman Office of Solomon Islands (OOSI) and Leadership Code Commission (LCC).
Through COVID, tropical cyclones and volcanic eruptions, Australia has shown we will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our Pacific family, through good times and bad.
Australia has today deployed two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-27J Spartan cargo aircraft to Solomon Islands to deliver medical and other essential supplies to provinces experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
In response to a request from the Solomon Islands Government, Australia has today deployed an eight person Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) to support Solomon Islands’ response to the growing COVID-19 outbreak.
This assessment reviews the performance of the Solomon Islands Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development against agreed performance targets for 2019. The findings form the basis of Australia's Performance Linked Aid funding to the Ministry under the Education Sector Support Program.