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Brisbane, AAP – Pacific workers who flock to Australia on temporary visas are too afraid of losing their jobs to fight for better pay and working conditions. More than 31,000 workers from 10 island nations have signed up for the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme to work across the…
Sydney, AAP – A 10-year-old girl, Jewish community leaders and a former police officer are among 15 people killed in a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach. Another 42 were injured in the Sunday evening attack carried out by Naveed Akram, 24, and his 50-year-old father Sajid Akram.…
by Georgina Maka’a The mining sector has the potential to become a major pillar of Solomon Islands’ economy, so it must be guarded “jealously”, Opposition leader Matthew Wale says. Speaking in Parliament, Wale said minerals are a non-renewable resource and must be treated as such in government policy and decision-making.…
by Georgina Maka’a Opposition Leader Matthew Wale has criticised the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) for what he described as “a lack of productivity in Parliament”, warning that political instability, poor ministerial discipline and competing vested interests were undermining national governance. Contributing to the adjournment sine die motion…
Sydney, AAP – A man seen wrestling and disarming one of the gunmen who opened fire at a crowd at Bondi Beach has been identified as a local fruit shop owner. Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 43-year-old from the Sutherland Shire, has been hailed a hero after ripping the gun from…
Sydney, AAP – With its glistening water, dramatic sunsets and curve of white sand, Bondi Beach is an Australian landmark always bustling with groups of families, friends and tourists. So when gunshots rang out from Archer Park, a pleasant grassy patch with a playground, many witnesses first mistook the noise…
Sydney, AAP – A child is one of at least 16 people killed in a terrorist attack at one of the world’s most famous beaches. Hundreds of people had gathered at Bondi Beach in Sydney for an event to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, when gunmen opened fire. At…
Members of the Vaimatesa Savings and Producer Group in Nukukaisi, West Bauro, Makira/Ulawa Province are reaping the reward of investing in their cocoa farms. With funding support from the Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation (SIART) Project, a partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) and the World…
by Georgina Maka’a Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has used Parliament’s final sitting of 2025 to deliver a sweeping defence of his Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT). He told the nation that his administration has restored political stability, strengthened the economy, and delivered “meaningful progress” across key sectors in…
by Georgina Maka’a Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has used Parliament’s final sitting of the year to defend his Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT), declaring that his administration has restored stability, strengthened public finances and delivered tangible development across the country in its first 18 months in power. Moving…
