IT WAS A PLEASURE AND HONOUR TO WELCOME THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS RICK HOUENIPWELA, HIS WIFE RACHEL AND A NUMBER OF HIS CABINET MEMBERS TO FLYNN RECENTLY.
Prime Minister Houenipwela and I were joined by Stephen Bennett MP, Member for Burnett as we toured Abbotsleigh Citrus at Wallaville and shared lunch and a laugh with some of the 117 Solomon Islanders making a real difference as part of the Seasonal Workers Program (SWP). Pacific Islanders are reaping the rewards of farm work that many Australians and backpackers don’t want to do, and it is changing lives here and back in their home island nations.
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