Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement
28 September 2011
Singapore and Australia have completed the second review of the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA).
The amendments entered into force on 2 September 2011 and relate to investment, intellectual property, and government procurement.
More: Singapore-Australia FTA
World Bank and Australia Sign Landmark Agreement
23 September 2011
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kevin Rudd, and World Bank Group President, Robert B. Zoellick, today signed a landmark Partnership Framework, paving the way for Australia and the World Bank to work more closely to help the world's poorest people.
Media release: World Bank and Australia Sign Landmark Agreement
UN High Level Meeting on Libya
20 September 2011
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd attended the UN High Level Meeting on Libya in New York, USA
Statement: Australian Statement to the UN High Level Meeting on Libya
Elizabeth O'Neill Journalism Award
16 September 2011
The department and the Australia-Indonesia Institute invite applications by 7 October for the Elizabeth O'Neill Journalism Award. The Award is open to high achieving early or mid-career journalists.
Appointment of Global Ambassador for Women and Girls
13 September 2011
It has been announced career diplomat Penny Williams will be Australia's first Global Ambassador for Women and Girls.
Media release: Australia appoints Global Ambassador for Women and Girls
Visit by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé
11 September 2011
Kevin Rudd and Alain Juppé visited the Australian War Memorial to honour the memory of Australian soldiers who fell in France in WWI, pay tribute to French and Australian soldiers in Afghanistan and commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
Op-ed: West survived but must remain vigilant
Emerson co-chairs Cairns Group meeting in Canada
8 September 2011
Trade Minister Craig Emerson gives his opening remarks at the Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting in Saskatoon, Canada. Australia is co-chairing the event, which brings together leading agriculture exporting countries.
Media release: Emerson to co-chair Cairns Group meeting in Canada
Australia's trade agreements
6 September 2011
DFAT's new-look Free Trade Agreement (FTA) web pages are now available.
FTA.gov.au is a 'one-stop' location for all of the department's FTA-related information.
Try the new interactive FTA map, browse official documents, or find out more about the government's FTA policy.
New Libya
1 September 2011
Acting Foreign Minister Dr Emerson speaking to the media following the International Conference on Support to a New Libya, held at the Office of the French President in Paris on 1 September 2011.
Media release: Australia Supports the New Libya at International Conference