Countries, economies and regions

Select a country, economy or region to find embassies, country briefs, economic fact sheets, trade agreements, aid programs, information on sanctions and more.

International relations

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Foreign Arrangements Scheme
 

Trade and investment

About free trade agreements (FTAs)

About foreign investment

For Australian business

Stakeholder engagement

Australia's free trade agreements (FTAs)

Trade and investment data, information and publications

WTO, G20, OECD, APEC and IPEF and ITAG

Services and digital trade

Development

Australia’s development program

Who we work with

Development topics

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Where we deliver our Development Program

Humanitarian action

Where and how Australia provides emergency assistance.

Performance assessment

People-to-people

Australia Awards

New Colombo Plan

Public diplomacy

Foundations, councils and institutes

International Labour Mobility

Australian Volunteers Program

Supporting organisations in developing countries by matching them with skilled Australians. 

Sports diplomacy

Australia is a successful global leader and innovator in sport.

Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai

A global platform for achievement, innovation, collaboration, and cooperation

About Australia

Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.

Australia in Brief publication

This is the 52nd edition of Australia in Brief, revised and updated in February 2021

Travel

Travel advice

To help Australians avoid difficulties overseas, we maintain travel advisories for more than 170 destinations.

International COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate

Prove your COVID-19 vaccinations when you travel overseas.

Passports

The Australian Passport Office and its agents are committed to providing a secure, efficient and responsive passport service for Australia.

24-hour consular emergency helpline

Visas

Corporate information and resources

Deregulation

DFAT's regulators, the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office, the Australian Sanctions Office and the Australian Passports Office, are committed to providing streamlined services and minimising the burden and cost of regulation for our clients. Further information about the Government's deregulation agenda is available from the Deregulation Taskforce.

Regulator performance

The Regulator Performance Guide for Commonwealth regulators commenced on 1 July 2021 and forms an important part of the Government's work to lift regulator performance, capability and culture. The guide outlines the principles of best practice that underpin the Australian Government's expectations of regulator performance. These principles are:

  • continuous improvement and building trust
  • risk based and data driven
  • Collaboration and engagement.

The guide also assists Commonwealth regulators to report on their performance against these expectations. Using the guide and in consultation with key stakeholders, DFAT is revising performance metrics for the Australian Passport Office, Australia's Sanctions Office (previously Australia's Sanctions Regulator) and the Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office. As these are finalised they will be published here.

Under the new Performance Guide, regulators are no longer required to submit a performance self-assessment. Instead regulator performance will be included as part of DFAT's broader performance framework including in the Corporate Plan and Annual Report.

Annual self-assessments

Past regulator self-assessments are published below.

2021-2022 regulator self-assessments:

2019-2020 regulator self-assessments:

2018-19 regulator self-assessments:

2017-18 regulator self-assessments:

2016-17 regulator self-assessments:

2015-16 regulator self-assessments:

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