AUSTRALIA: Rebuilding relations with PNG

Updated December 14, 2007 20:42:20

Australia's new Prime Minister is reaching out to rebuild damaged relations with Papua New Guinea. But Kevin Rudd says the Moti affair is not over with Solomon Islands, and Canberra will press to have the Solomons Attorney-General extradited to face child sex charges in Australia. Mr Rudd is also putting diplomatic pressure on Japan, threatening to use the Australian Navy to shadow Japanese whaling ships.

Presenter: Graeme Dobell
Speakers: PNG Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare
Australia's Prime Ministere, Kevin Rudd
Australia's Opposition Leader, Brendan Nelson