Australia will provide Solomon Islands with dozens of vehicles and cybersecurity support to help it host a high-profile meeting of Pacific leaders in September, as well as ramping up funding for aerial surveillance to track illegal fishing flotillas across the region. Pacific Minister Pat Conroy was in Honiara on Thursday, where he announced a $20 million support package for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders meeting. ABC Solomon Islands reporter Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong joined The World from Honiara.
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