Scott Morrison promises to be 'calm and composed' as Solomons leader Manasseh Sogavare hits out over China deal

· Updated May 5 2022 - 5:46pm, first published 10:45am

Scott Morrison insists Australia remains Solomon Islands' chief defence partner, despite admitting he has not spoken to counterpart Manasseh Sogavare since he struck a controversial deal with Beijing.

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Finn McHugh

Finn McHugh

Federal Political Reporter

Finn McHugh has been federal political reporter for The Canberra Times since July 2021. He joined the Canberra Press Gallery in 2019 where he was executive producer of Sky News's AM Agenda, before joining NCA NewsWire as a federal political reporter. He has previously interned at the Kuwait Times.

Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

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Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

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