Canberra has pledged US$708 million in extra funding for Honiara as part of the deal expected to be signed in the coming weeks.

Leaked text messages have revealed details of a new $1 billion treaty Anthony Albanese wants to strike with his Solomon Islands counterpart.

Australia and Solomon Islands have reached an in-principle agreement over a new treaty, with a leaked text message from a high-ranking official outlining the lengths Canberra will…