On 26 February 2024, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and New Zealand met as the Inclusive Trade Action Group (ITAG) in Abu Dhabi, in the margins of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), to welcome Australia as a new member of ITAG. ITAG also welcomed Australia and Brazil as members of the Global Trade and Gender Arrangement (GTAGA).

The Joint Statement on Sustainable and Inclusive Trade sets out how members will work together to ensure the benefits of trade and investment are broadly shared within communities, contribute to sustainable development, and support efforts to protect the environment and combat climate change.

Australia's membership reinforces our commitment to promote sustainable, equitable and inclusive trade, and compliments our membership of the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement. It places us at the table with like-minded partners to shape trade policy to address climate change, labour and human rights, gender equality issues, and drive economic growth for Indigenous People and local communities.

ITAG grew out of a Joint Declaration on Fostering Progressive and Inclusive Trade made by Canada, Chile and New Zealand in the margins of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) signing in March 2018 and the Tāmaki Makaurau Joint Declaration on Inclusive and Sustainable Trade endorsed in July 2023. Current membership of ITAG includes Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and New Zealand.

In 2020, ITAG established GTAGA including new commitments to cooperate more to support women in trade. GTAGA is a less-than-treaty arrangement that focuses on promoting gender equality and women's economic empowerment in international trade. Membership of GTAGA includes ITAG members as well as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Assistant Minister for Manufacturing, Senator Tim Ayres announced on 16 July 2023 that Australia would join the Inclusive Trade Action Group and Global Trade and Gender Arrangement to pursue further commitments to sustainable, equitable and inclusive trade.