LATEST ITEMS 
Strategic Partnership with India
The Prime Minister and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh issued a joint statement in New Delhi on 12 November that included agreement to upgrade relations between the two countries to the level of a "Strategic Partnership".
As part of the Strategic Partnership, Australia and India issued a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation.
Australia committed to a mine-free world
Australia will pledge $100 million over the next five years towards a world free from landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war.
More: Media release, Statement by the Foreign Minister.
Moving the APEC agenda forward: Defining its role in the region’s future
Speech by Foreign Minister Smith at the APEC Ministerial Meeting, Singapore, 10 November 2009.
$7 million to Fight Malaria
Australia will provide nearly $7 million for ongoing support for the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership – Moving Forward
Trade Minister Crean has welcomed comments from President Obama and US Trade Representative Kirk, that the US will participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
The announcement will enable the TPP negotiation to advance. More...
AUS and NZ join forces in H1N1 pandemic vaccine rollout
New Zealand has joined Australia in assisting with distribution of H1N1 vaccine in the Asia Pacific region. More...
$1 million for regional integration
Australia will contribute $1 million to the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) to strengthen research on regional economic integration. More...
Australian to head up global export credit body
Mr Angus Armour, CEO and Managing Director of the Australian Government’s Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, has been appointed president of the Berne Union. More...
Exports up as China becomes Australia's biggest trading partner
Exports of Australian goods and services rose 5 per cent to be worth $20.2 billion in September. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show the rise in exports was matched by a rise in imports delivering a trade deficit of $1.85 billion for the month. more...
Australian Export Award finalists winning on the world stage
Trade Minister Crean has congratulated the 77 finalists in the 47th Australian Export Awards - the prestigious business program that recognises exporting excellence. More...