Aussie Foreign Minister done more trips in three weeks than Nanaia in two years!

The Herald reports:

The Australian Foreign Minister is to visit the Solomon Islands before New Zealand’s Nanaia Mahuta, despite her being on the job for just over three weeks.

Mahuta has been under pressure in recent months due to her relative lack of travel and engagement with Pacific island countries, particularly as China seeks to increase its presence and influence in the region.

Penny Wong became Australia’s foreign minister in the last week of May and immediately set off to visit several Pacific island countries.

Wong has done five overseas trips in three weeks. Nanaia has just done three in almost two years.