AUSTRALIAN peacekeepers look set to play an important role in bringing stability to the troubled Solomon Islands.
Police, military and officials from Australia and a number of other Pacific nations will be offering a helping hand to one of our neighbours, just as the Good Samaritan did in helping the man who was beaten and left to die by the roadside.
Australia played a vital part in helping East Timor attain independence.
While the mission to the Solomons will be quite different, Australians can again show they care about one of their closest neighbours through this peacekeeping mission.