Daddy’s name sounds like Torua-hey, but it’s easier to just call him "mate". They came here the same week we did. He showed me phots of his home island, it’s the sort of Pacific Idyll that costs a fortune to visit for a jolly, palm fringed beaches, grass huts, blue lagoon, etc. He is fluent in several European languages and is here studying Business Studies. f@#k knows why. This is the typical educational standard of most Solomon Islanders, attained in the Island school, grass roof, no walls. These people have had a severe case of political instability, which resulted in a coup. After the coup, law and order broke down, tribal loyalties caused dissent and further breakdown. Anarchy resulted The police force became complicit in this breakdown and a Solomon Island MP came to Oz last week and asked for help.
There have been no replies to official requests for further information and the Aussie govts view is that there is no longer a credible government in the Islands capable of making a response.
So, they have decided to act on the information they do have and will shortly be sending an intervention force consisting of 150 police, some judiciary, some prison staff, backed up by at least a battalion sized infantry group. For the sake of people like Marnia and Torua, I hope this is successful.
Have you had any coverage in UK? This could kick off early next week.
Aye, Harry,


