Australia news live updates: Coalition defends treatment of Solomon Islands; journalist Cheng Lei to be put on trial in China

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Ruston has just been asked about reports the Solomon Islands is considering letting Chinese troops be stationed in the country.

We are very, very concerned about and we will continue to work with all of our Pacific neighbours, particularly the Solomon Islands at the moment in their time of need to make sure that they know that Australia is their friend and will continue to receive the support from Australia to make sure that their sovereignty is not undermined.

We understand that Australians are feeling the pinch of cost of living pressures.

And so the first thing we need to do is to make sure that we let Australians keep more of their money in their pockets. In last few years, $30 billion has been left in the pockets of 11 million Australians.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2022/mar/26/australia-news-live-updates-coalition-defends-treatment-of-solomon-islands-journalist-cheng-lei-to-be-put-on-trial-in-china

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