Mr Wale says he will push for citizens of Solomon Islands to get visa-free access to Australia as part of a new deal being negotiated with the federal government. Solomon Islands Prime Minister ...

For many Americans, the Solomon Islands—and the broader Pacific—is most relevant in the context of World War II, although U.S. vessels regularly stopped in the Solomon Islands in the late nineteenth ...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale arrived in Australia on Tuesday, less than a month after taking the reins of the nation. The visit marks the latest turn in a sometimes fraught relationship ...

CANBERRA: New Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale said on Wednesday (Jun 3) that he would review a secretive 2022 security pact with Beijing, which rattled Canberra and Washington by opening ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Solomon Islands will review its secretive security treaty with China, the South Pacific nation’s new prime minister, Matthew Wale, said Wednesday. Subscribe to read this ...

Australia and the Solomon Islands have agreed to begin negotiations on a new treaty. The new Solomon Islands prime minister, Matthew Wale, says he wants to "reset" the relationship with Australia. The ...

A change of government in Honiara is not just a development in regional competition with China When Matthew Wale won a parliamentary vote to become Solomon Islands’ prime minister last month, the ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will seek to capitalise on the election of a new Australia-friendly ...

New prime minister opposed country’s security pact with Beijing and wants stronger relationship with Australia Allegra Mendelson is The Telegraph's Asia Correspondent based in Taiwan. She focuses on ...

Wale won a parliamentary ballot 26 votes to 22 and as PM is expected to strengthen ties with traditional allies Australia and the United States Solomon Islands parliament on Friday elected opposition ...

SYDNEY - Solomon Islands on May 15 elected as its new prime minister Matthew Wale, who has been a critic of the South Pacific nation’s closeness to China and pledged to bring change. The Solomons has ...

This morning, 15 May 2026, Solomon Islands parliament elected Matthew Wale as Prime Minister, ending eight weeks of legal battles, defiance and political brinkmanship that pushed the country’s ...