Australia has a strong and longstanding relationship with Samoa. We are close partners in regional cooperation and are working together to further Samoa's development and its recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

There are deep ties between our communities, especially through sport, education and church linkages, and over 75,000 people living in Australia identify as having Samoan ancestry.

A strong and enduring relationship

Australia and Samoa have a strong and enduring relationship that includes development cooperation, trade and investment, security cooperation and community connections.

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Supporting Samoa's response to COVID-19

Australia works with partners to strengthen Samoa’s health system to respond to COVID-19 and public health crises, and to manage future disease outbreaks. We are also supporting Samoa to enhance its state capabilities and support vulnerable populations to access essential services, and to recover from COVID 19 and enhance its resilience to future shocks.

More about Australia’s development partnership in Samoa.

Security cooperation

Australia is committed to supporting Samoa's security, including through the Defence Cooperation Program, the Pacific Maritime Security Program and the Samoa-Australia Police Partnership. The Australian Defence Force will continue to build Samoa’s capability to police its borders and secure its exclusive economic zone, including fisheries. The Australian Federal Police will continue to engage with the Samoa Police Service to strengthen core policing functions and bolster organisational leadership, management, and corporate capabilities, broadly and in priority areas (for example, addressing gender-based violence).

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Strong community connections

Samoans and Australian have strong personal connections, developed through sport, church and educational linkages, and Samoan communities in Australia. Initiatives such as PacificAus Sports, the New Colombo Plan  and the BRIDGE School Partnerships Program  provide opportunities to deepen our connections.