Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has bounded into a new era of gamification with the launch of KangaZoo, an interactive and innovative wildlife game that further supports Australia’s bushfire recovery.
The New Colombo Plan program has opened many doors to past scholars and each agrees that the experience was invaluable in bringing about new opportunities to shape their individual futures and for some, in unexpected ways.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women and Acting Defence Minister, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, has become the second member of the Government to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as part of a national programme that will offer jabs to all Australians by October.
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The Morrison Government is promoting Australia's world-class higher education and online learning offering to more than 12 million people around the globe.
Ties between the Australian and UK space industries have been strengthened with the signing of a new arrangement to increase connection, exchange and investment.
The Quad is a key pillar of Australia’s international agenda, bringing together four like-minded democracies committed to respecting and upholding international rules and obligations through positive, practical engagement to protect and support the sovereignty, prosperity and security of the region.
Australia will seek re-election to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Council for the 2022-23 biennium to secure its voice at the world’s premier maritime forum.
Minister Payne announces the appointment of Mr John Donnelly as Australia’s next High Commissioner to Nigeria. Mr Donnelly will also be accredited to Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Niger and the Gambia.
Later today, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne will join her counterparts, the US Secretary of State, the Foreign Minister of Japan and the External Affairs Minister of India, for the third Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
Even before the pandemic, Solomon Islands’ coastal fisheries were under pressure. Coastal fisheries are vital to the income and food security of most rural households and can be a crucial coping mechanism for communities facing environmental, social and economic shocks.
Passionate about ensuring young people have a place at the table, newly appointed Ward Member, Honourable Billy Arau, gained skills in Oxfam Australia’s capacity building workshop to advocate for those in his region.
Australia and the Philippines have launched celebrations for our 75th Anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2021. Officially launched in Manila on Australia Day, the year will involve a range of exciting activities and initiatives. They will engage friends and partners across both countries and highlight the breadth and depth of our cooperation and engagement.
Australia’s Ambassador to Myanmar was today able to speak with Professor Sean Turnell, following extensive Australian Government advocacy for consular access to him in detention.
The Australia-Japan Foundation 2024-25 Grant Round closed on 21 August 2024. We expect to open the 2025-26 Grant Round in the first quarter of the year.
The Australian Government has been advised that Australian citizen Ms Cheng Lei was formally arrested in China on 5 February, after 6 months of detention.
Australia has deep concerns with the ruling of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court that it has jurisdiction in relation to the ‘Situation in Palestine’.
A week-long tourism advertising blitz launched today will drive Australians to book domestic holidays and give our tourism industry a much-needed boost.
The Australian Government continues to prioritise helping vulnerable Australians overseas to return and will provide a further 20 commercial flights from locations around the world.
New faces in Australian energy like innovative Australian business Power Ledger are accessing our global network as Australia is fast becoming the hub for world-class clean energy investments and exports.
The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, and the United States Secretary of State, have released a joint statement on arrests in Hong Kong.
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel are progressing operations to support the Fijian Government with recovery efforts following Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition express their concern about the situation for journalists and media freedom in the lead-up to the Ugandan elections of January 14, 2021.
Sun Cable is developing the Australia-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL) which integrates three main technologies that will be capable of supplying 20 per cent of Singapore’s annual electricity.
The Australian Government is concerned by reports that more than 50 pro-democracy lawmakers and other pro-democracy figures have been arrested in Hong Kong overnight under the National Security Law.
We note the UK Court’s decision in relation to the application to extradite Mr Julian Assange to the United States, which the Court has made on the grounds of his mental health and consequent suicide risk.
The Australian Government will provide $4.5 million in humanitarian relief to support the people of Fiji in response to the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
The world’s premier summit on emerging, critical and cyber technologies will be established and hosted in Sydney in 2021 to help drive global discussion on the advances that are shaping our economies, security and daily lives.
In the latest Business Envoy Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon Simon Birmingham talks about Aussie clean energy initiatives that are positioning Australia at the forefront of a low-emissions global recovery.
The Australian Government will explore possible new free trade agreements with European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and Israel, as part of our ongoing commitment to provide more export opportunities for Australian farmers and businesses, as well as create more jobs.
Australia stands with the Government and people of Fiji, as they respond to the devastating impacts of Tropical Cyclone (TC) Yasa, one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded in the Pacific. Our thoughts and condolences are with our Fijian vuvale following the loss of lives, damage to property and livelihoods.
On 18 December, senior officials from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the foreign ministries of India, Japan and the United States met by videoconference to progress initiatives agreed by ministers at the second Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in October in Tokyo.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women co-convened, with Fijian Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa, a third meeting of Pacific women leaders to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls in our region.
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