[Link] Australian deployment to Solomon Islands caught in political cross-fire engulfing Honiara

Read: 29/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

The deployment of officers from Australia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji to help quell violent protests that have rocked the capital of Honiara has proved controversial.

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[Link] Closer ties with Indonesia army the focus of joint military training in Top End

Read: 23/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

Battling heatwave conditions and pandemic precautions, about 300 Australian and Indonesian soldiers are conducting their largest ever annual joint combat training across defence bases in the Top End.

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