Pacific bipartisan visit, December 2012

Parliamentary Secretary Marles with (from left) Lord Vaea, Minister for Internal Affairs, Senator Louise Pratt, Bob Baldwin MP, High Commissioner Thomas Roth, Ewen Jones MP at the Houma Community Health Centre, Tonga 12 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles and members of the parliamentary delegation take part in an exercise class outside the Houma Community Health Centre, Tonga 12 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles and members of the parliamentary delegation take part in an exercise class outside the Houma Community Health Centre, Tonga 12 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles and Senator Louise Pratt with Commissioner of Police, Grant O'Fee, Police Training School, Longolongo, Tonga 12 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles and members of the parliamentary delegation with Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano and Cabinet Ministers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nuku'alofa, Tonga 12 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles with (from left) Ewen Jones MP, Senator Louise Pratt, Police Commissioner Grant O'Fee, Bob Baldwin MP at Police Headquarters, Longolongo, Tonga 12 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles with (from left) Ewen Jones MP, Senator Louise Pratt and Bob Baldwin MP at the site where Captain Cook came ashore in Tonga on his way through to visit Pau in 1777. Tonga, 12 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles with French High Commissioner, Albert Dupuy, Noumea 13 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles with the President of the Government of New Caledonia, Harold Martin, Noumea 13 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles is interviewed by Radio Rythme Bleu, Noumea, 13 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles delivers a speech to French State and New Caledonian representatives, New Caledonian business representatives and guests of the Consul-General at a reception hosted by Australian Consul-General Heidi Bootle (at right), Noumea 12 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles and members of Australia's bilateral delegation, Senator Louise Pratt, Member for Paterson, Bob Baldwin, and Member for Herbert, Ewen Jones, with the President of New Caledonian Customary Senate, Luc Wema, and senators, Noumea 13 December 2012.

Mr Marles looking at past Director-General's of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community during a tour of the facility, Noumea 13 December 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary Marles stands beneath an AusAID sign recently erected at Honiara Airport, Solomon Islands 13 December 2012.

Caption 565: Parliamentary Secretary Marles with (from left) Ewen Jones MP, Senator Louise Pratt, The Hon Gordon Darcy Lilo, Prime Minister of Solomon Islands and Bob Baldwin MP in the office of the Prime Minister, Honiara 13 December 2012.