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 Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia, and the Hon Jeremiah Manele MP, Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, released a Joint Statement announcing that Australia would a package of support to grow the size and capability of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF).
Australia will assume Chair of the Asia-Pacific Safeguards Network (APSN) for 2025-2026, as announced at APSN’s 15th Annual General Meeting on 6 November in Krabi, Thailand.
The unimaginable hardship and horror the Syrian people have endured as a result of chemical weapons is front of mind for us today. We, the States Parties of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), need to ensure such devastation does not occur again.
The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia and the Hon James Marape MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, have announced the entry into force of the Agreement Between the Government of Australia and The Government of Papua New Guinea on a Framework for Closer Security Relations.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President of Nauru, His Excellency David Waiau Ranibok Adeang MP, today signed the Nauru-Australia Treaty in Canberra. The Treaty builds on the deep foundations of Australia and Nauru’s bilateral relationship, and will help secure Nauru’s long-term economic resilience and security.
The new AusDevPortal and the recommencement of Australia’s International Aid Transparency Initiative reporting will enhance the transparency, accountability and impact of Australia’s development program.
Australia and New Zealand are deeply concerned about the rise in Russian and DPRK 'shadow fleet activity' and its risks to the environment, maritime safety, international trade and security, and maritime law. Collective action is needed to address this risk.
The Australian Government has launched a new International Disability Equity and Rights Strategy to drive meaningful improvements for people with disability through Australia’s international engagement, including international development and humanitarian programs.
Australia will commit $56.8 million to a new program to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights in Southeast Asia, including working towards eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls.
The 2023-24 Consular State of Play data has been published, showing the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has provided consular assistance and crisis support to more than 15,000 cases over 12 months.
On 12 November, the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launched the report ;Trading Nation: How Trade and Investment Contribute to Australian Prosperity'.
Australia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have finalised the elevation of our trade relationship with the signing of our Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. Minister for Trade Senator the Hon Don Farrell joined the Minister for Foreign Trade, His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi in Canberra to formalise the agreement.
The Australian Government joins the United Kingdom and other international partners in expressing serious concerns about Russia’s continued use of disinformation globally, including efforts to justify its illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, has announced appointments of five highly qualified individuals to lead Australian posts in Alofi, Funafuti, Ottawa, Paris and Rome.
The Australian Government has launched a landmark new Humanitarian Policy to set the long-term direction and focus for Australia’s humanitarian action to ensure it saves lives, alleviates human suffering, and builds resilient communities.
The first grant round under the First Nations International Fellowships and Partnerships Grants Program is now open for applications, closing on 22 November 2024.
The women and girls of Afghanistan deserve nothing less than the full enjoyment of their human rights. Afghan women themselves have shown courageous leadership in calling for accountability.
Representatives from Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Nigeria, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States of America have launched the Friends of a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty.
Australian embassies and diplomats regularly host functions that draw attendance from diverse, influential stakeholders as a core part of diplomacy and advancing Australia’s policies priorities and interests internationally.
The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition are gravely concerned about the guilty verdict against the former editors of Stand News and the wider suppression of media freedom in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced the appointment of highly qualified individuals to lead Australia’s diplomatic post in Surabaya and our representation to the Organization of American States.
The sixth meeting of the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) Joint Committee was convened in Perth, Western Australia on 3 September 2024. The meeting provided an opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of KAFTA.
The Australian Government is deeply concerned by a series of dangerous and aggressive actions by China against the Philippines, including on 19, 25 and 31 August near Sabina Shoal.
This research is the first of its kind to use data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Supply Nation to identify the economic contributions and performance of a selection of Australia’s First Nations businesses in international trade and tourism.
The August 2024 edition of Business Envoy features Australia’s trade agreements and the benefits they deliver for Australian businesses, consumers and communities.
Australia notes the Thai Constitutional Court decision on 7 August to dissolve the Move Forward Party and impose a political ban on eleven current and former members of its executive.
Australia is pressing Israel to reform its coordination with humanitarian organisations to protect civilians and aid workers, following Special Adviser Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin’s report on the deaths of Zomi Frankcom and her World Central Kitchen colleagues.
Released on 26 July, the text of a new agreement on electronic commerce follows five years of negotiations among a large and diverse group of World Trade Organization (WTO) Members, jointly convened by Australia, Japan and Singapore.
The Singapore-Australia Go-Green Co-Innovation Program (GGCIP) has launched a second grant call, opening for applications on 25 July and closing on 14 November 2024.
Today marks 10 years since the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and the tragic loss of 298 lives, including 38 people who called Australia home.
Eight years ago today, an Arbitral Tribunal, constituted under the UN Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS), made a unanimous, clear, and binding ruling in the South China Sea arbitration between the Philippines and China.
On 3 July, senior officials from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Department of State met by videoconference to review progress on initiatives agreed by Quad leaders at the 2023 Summit in Hiroshima.
The Australian Government is providing almost $7.5 million to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for two initiatives to boost nuclear safeguards development and implementation through improved technologies and education.
Australia expresses its strong support for the EU's decision to issue sanctions against cyber criminals for malicious cyber activity targeting the EU and Ukraine.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, has announced the recipients of the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) grants program for 2023-24.
The Australian Government has announced a package of new initiatives to strengthen Papua New Guinea's internal security and law and justice priorities following the 30th Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum. Australia and PNG also agreed on the 30th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum Joint Communiqué.
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