PAUL KELLY” Sogavare has long displayed hostility towards Australia; witness his distaste for the successful Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands project under the Howard government.
“"The next item on the agenda is the Daru Island area off Papua New Guinea which is going to have a Chinese presence and before too long a pro-China party will win the national elections in Papua New Guinea," he said.”
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