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Defence Minister Peter Dutton has defended the secrecy behind the AUKUS announcement after Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare blasted the Australian government for keeping the Pacific nation in the dark.

"We want peace and stability for our country and for our neighbours as well," Mr Dutton told Sky News host Chris Kenny.

"It wasn't possible to share that intelligence ... ahead of the announcement that we made – and there was good reason for that."