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Outcome 1

Australia's national interests protected and advanced through contributions to international security, national economic and trade performance and global cooperation

Special Coordinator, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), Mr Tim George (centre), with former Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Mr Manasseh Sogavare (left) and Solomon Islands Government Special Envoy to RAMSI, Mr Michael Maina (right), at the Premier’s Conference in Renbel Province, September 2007. Photo: RAMSI Participating Police Force	The then Australian Ambassador to Burma, Mr Bob Davis, and Director General Myint Tun, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, with 30 tonnes of emergency relief supplies delivered by Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster to Burmese victims of Cyclone Nargis on 13 May 2008.
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FOR OUTCOME 1

Effectiveness indicators—overall achievement of the Outcome

Indicators to assist in assessing the success of the department’s contribution to the achievement of this outcome are:

• Enhancement of Australia’s security
  • Contribution to national, regional and international efforts to promote a more stable regional and global security environment
  • Strengthened and/or well-maintained security links with our allies; strengthened and/or well-maintained security-related dialogue and cooperation with other countries both bilaterally and in regional forums
  • Contribution to combating international terrorism and preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, as well as illicit trade in certain small arms and light weapons
• Contribution to national prosperity
  • Improved access to overseas markets for Australian exports and investment pursued through bilateral, regional and multilateral means
  • Contribution to efforts to maintain and strengthen the multilateral trading system and effective use of the WTO to protect and pursue Australia’s trade interests
  • Effective participation in APEC and other regional forums to build support for freer trade, make practical improvements in the business environment and encourage economic reform in the Asia-Pacific region
• Contribution to strengthening global cooperation in ways that advance Australia’s interests
  • Effective participation in multilateral organisations such as the United Nations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and in related multilateral and regional cooperation mechanisms
  • Promotion of outcomes to international deliberations on global environmental and energy-related issues consistent with Australian policy positions
  • Contribution to the development of a strong international legal framework
  • Encouragement of wider international application of universal human rights standards, democratic principles and good governance.

Australia’s national interests protected and advanced through contributions to international security, national economic and trade performance and global cooperation

* Includes the write-off of the balance of the National Interest Account loan to the Solomon Islands Government under a debt relief agreement executed in 2007–08.

** ASL figures reflect the average number of employees receiving salary or wages over the financial year, with adjustments for casual and part-time staff, to show the full-time equivalent. This also includes locally engaged staff overseas. 2008–09 resourcing and average staffing level (ASL) estimates reflect the implementation of a new methodology for allocation of resources between outcomes and across outputs. As a result of the new methodology numbers in 2007–08 and 2008–09 cannot be directly compared. (See page 17 for explanation of the new methodology.)

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