Foreign Minister Marise Payne warns of 'arc of autocracy from Beijing to Moscow' but insists Solomon Islands talks will continue

Finn McHugh
Updated April 28 2022 - 6:10pm, first published 12:20pm

Australia will continue to lobby Solomon Islands over its deepening ties to China, but an "arc of autocracy" is threatening our region, the Foreign Minister says.

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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.

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