Australia poised to deliver almost $1 billion to Solomon Islands | The Pacific | ABC News

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Leaked messages have revealed that Australia is set to tip more than $980 million into Solomon Islands as part of a new treaty. But Solomon Islands Opposition has accused Australia of using the funding promise to interfere in domestic politics after Prime Minister Mathew Wale survived a leadership challenge. ‘The Pacific’ is hosted by Johnson Raela and Alice Lolohea. #ABCThePacific Watch The Pacific on ABC Australia or on ABC iView: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pacific Like ABC Pacific on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABCPacific Follow ABC Pacific on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcpacific/ For more from ABC Pacific news, click here: https://www.abc.net.au/pacific Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia

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