Australia's new PM won't be attending the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru Featured
Australia's new Prime Minister Scott Morrison
28 August, 2018. Australia's new prime minister Scott Morrison won't be attending the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru.
The Nauru government is hosting this year's leaders' summit next week.
Australia's incoming Foreign Affairs Minister, Marise Payne, has told Sky News she will be attending the Forum as her first international engagement.
The former Defence Minister said she has already spent time in the Pacific and the region is an area of some priority for her.
Ms Payne, who replaces Julie Bishop, said she is looking forward to meeting with the leaders.
When asked whether Scott Morrison should be attending the meeting, she said previous prime ministers have attended the Forum but on this occassion she would be representing Australia.
As part of Mr Morrison's reshuffle, the role of Minister for International Development and the Pacific has been dropped and replaced with an assistant minister.
-RNZI
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A prime example of being a leader . Newly elected in to office , he stays home and direct , delegate , and his ministers will do according to his directive . Yes he should go but, its not imperative that he should attend if he has ministers who are capable of promoting and negotiating his Governments view with the members of the Pacific Forum . His is in the process of forming a new governing body so he needs to be at the helm , whilst his able bodied ministers are out there doing what they are suppose to be doing . A pity we aren't as open minded ??