Bammy is hoodwinked by the Sollies.
They are just after more money of course. The sea level hasn't changed at all but I heard one or two of the islands are SINKING.
And the NZ Talking Horse wants to send illegal Invaders into Australia after Shorty made a deal with her.
In Indonesia land is sinking because they are pumping too much water out of the under ground water table.
But ScMo has got their measure and he is concerned about Chinese influence in the area and he is buying them out with new infrastructure.
The utter hypocrisy of the Sollies in that they are sucking up to China the world's biggest emitter of all that's bad.Scott Morrison to sell Pacific 'step up' on Solomons visit as pressure builds over climate. Australia to discuss Pacific investment bank and infrastructure amid concerns over Chinese influenceLisa Martin Mon 27 May 2019 18.26 AEST Last modified on Mon 27 May 2019 18.29 AEST
Australia is set to sound out the Solomon Islands on its infrastructure wish list and pitch its new Pacific investment bank, amid growing concerns over Chinese regional influence and debt-trap diplomacy.The prime minister, Scott Morrison, is expected to arrive in the capital, Honiara, on Sunday for a day-and-a-half bilateral visit before he heads to the United Kingdom and Singapore.
“This trip will show our ‘Pacific step up’ in action,” Morrison said.
He will be the first Australian leader to visit the Solomon Islands since Kevin Rudd in 2008.
Infrastructure development is likely to be high on the agenda during bilateral talks between Morrison and his counterpart, Manasseh Sogavare.
A growing number of Pacific nations are signing up for China’s controversial One Belt, One Road infrastructure building scheme. Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa and Niue are among countries to ink agreements with Beijing.
Morrison announced a $2bn Australian infrastructure financing facility last year as part of Australia’s “Pacific step up”, which is aimed at combatting rising Chinese influence in the region.
To see how ScoMo has got them in the palm of his hand read onhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/27/scott-morrison-expected-t...