Zed Seselja (ACT, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Through grants and loans provided by the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific, the Australian government continues to invest in high-quality and transformative infrastructure projects across the Pacific. We're helping Pacific nations to deliver projects that they have identified as priorities for their people, and we are lending on sustainable terms that will not add further debt distress to their budgets.

In Palau, we are financing the Palau submarine cable, which will see fast, reliable, high-speed internet connecting Palau to the world. The Tina River hydropower and transmission system in the Solomon Islands will deliver large-scale clean energy for Honiara and surrounding communities.

In PNG, I recently announced Australian support for the redevelopment of PNG's major ports and the transnational highway—truly nation-building infrastructure which will transform PNG's trade based economy. With a future AIFFP investment pipeline of over $1 billion, Australia is more committed than ever to working with the Pacific nations to support them— (Time expired)