Australia’s Foreign Arrangements Scheme has been in operation since 10 December 2020. The Scheme requires states and territories, local governments and Australian public universities to notify the Minister for Foreign Affairs of existing and proposed foreign arrangements. I have so far been notified of over 1,000 arrangements.

The Australian Government has today launched Australia's International Cyber and Critical Technology Engagement Strategy, setting out our goal for a safe, secure and prosperous Australia, Indo-Pacific and world, enabled by cyberspace and critical technology.

Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, The Hon. Dan Tehan talks about the Australian Government’s policy to build up Australia’s digital trade infrastructure so that Australian businesses remain competitive in a rapidly transforming digitised global economy.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Zed Seselja, will visit New Zealand from 21-23 April.

The Australian Government joins international partners to support the US statement of 15 April 2021 to hold Russia to account for its harmful cyber campaign against US Software firm, SolarWinds.

The Government is taking action to provide additional support for Australia’s business events industry.

Minister Payne announces the appointment of Ms Rowan Ainsworth as Australia’s next Consul-General in Kolkata.

Minister Payne announces the appointment of Ms Penny Williams PSM as Australia’s Ambassador to Indonesia.

Australia is working in partnership with the Government of Timor-Leste to support its response to the devastating Easter floods and COVID-19 recovery.

The new CEO of Austrade, Xavier Simonet, starts work today with a brief to further drive export opportunities for Australian businesses to support jobs and growth at home.

Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan will travel to Europe and the United Kingdom for further Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, to encourage investment in Australia and to discuss vaccine supply.

The Australian Government has released the second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, renewing its commitment to the full and equal participation of women and girls in peace and security arrangements.

One of the most challenging barriers to building inclusive communities can be tackling stigma attached to mental illness.

Jane is a 22 year-old Youth Innovator in Plan International Australia’s Urban Nexus Manila project. 

Register now for our UN COP26 Climate Change Conference consultation and discussion sessions.

Australia is working in partnership with our close friend and neighbour Timor-Leste to support its recovery from the devastating Easter weekend flooding and its impact on COVID-19 preparedness. In response to a request for assistance from the Government of Timor-Leste, our emergency relief of $7 million will support the estimated 100,000 people affected by the deluge and address critical food security needs. 

Australia is committed to supporting our region to respond to COVID-19. We will soon start sharing doses of our Australian manufactured AstraZeneca vaccine with our neighbours.

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh passed away on 9 April 2021.

Australia is working closely with the Government of Papua New Guinea to support its COVID-19 response, deploying a second team of health and medical specialists.

The Government launches a new $3 million advertising campaign to encourage New Zealanders to holiday in Australia and support our domestic tourism industry.

On World Health Day 2021, New Colombo Plan scholars Shannon Schulz and Soraya McGinley talked to us about their passion for the health and well-being of the peoples of the Indo-Pacific.

Australia’s flight-path to recovery is well underway with the Australian Government welcoming the New Zealand Government's announcement that it will join the Safe Travel Zone between Australia and New Zealand.

The trade and investment relationship between Australia and India will be strengthened by the launch today of the Australia India Business Exchange (AIBX).

Post-COVID reform, trade expansion and diversification are at the heart of the Morrison Government’s first national strategy to boost services exports beyond education and tourism. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan launched the Services Exports Action Plan in Melbourne today.

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Working with students from the City School of Architecture in Sri Lanka topped off their architecture studies in a way University of Queensland students Melissa Jin and Caitlin Masters had never imagined when they began their degrees.

Australia welcomes the joint inquiry into the Tigray conflict announced by the UN Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.

Australia has imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against a Russian individual and four Russian companies connected to the construction and operation of the Kerch Strait Railway Bridge.

I am deeply saddened by the news of the devastating fire in the Kutupalong Balukali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Register now and get the essential briefing from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Austrade and the Export Council of Australia.

The Australian and New Zealand Governments today reiterate their grave concerns about the growing number of credible reports of severe human rights abuses against ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.

On World Water Day we reflect on water’s value to communities, economies, and the environment. Water underpins everything that we do to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Minister Payne announces the appointment of Mr Paul Wojciechowski as Australia’s next Ambassador to Afghanistan.

Minister Payne announces the appointment of Ms Sarah Kirlew as Australia’s next Consul-General in Chennai.

Minister Payne announces the appointment of Ms Felicity Volk as Australia’s next Ambassador to Nepal.

Minister Payne announces the appointment of Mr David Yardley as Australia’s next High Commissioner to Kiribati.

15 to 21 March is Harmony Week. Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. New Colombo Plan’s Savitri Thurairatnam and Qisthy Kodarusman share personal insights and experiences to help us celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity.

The Morrison Government’s health and economic response to COVID-19 has put Australia’s recovery among the world’s leading nations, according to an analysis of global data.

Australia is working with Papua New Guinea to support the Government’s response to a concerning spike in COVID-19 cases to help save lives and support our closest Pacific neighbour’s health system.

The export.business.gov.au website features interactive market insights, trends as well as information on grants, funding, local laws and regulations, distribution and shipping.

DFAT's Aus4Innovation Program is calling for expressions of interest in round 3 of their successful Innovation Partnership Grants.

Horizons is an opportunity to interact with a range of important decision-makers in the world of trade and investment.

Australia will request the World Trade Organization (WTO) establish a dispute settlement panel in the next phase of the process to resolve anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed on Australian barley by China.

The Governments of Australia and New Zealand, like G7 counterparts, are deeply concerned that changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system passed by the National People’s Congress on 11 March further undermine rights and freedoms and the high degree of autonomy guaranteed by China to Hong Kong until 2047 under the Sino-British Joint Declaration.

The COVAX Facility has started rolling out the first round of doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to Australia’s Pacific and Southeast Asian neighbours.

The fourth Australia-Bangladesh Senior Officials’ Talks (also known as Foreign Office Consultations) were virtually convened on 11 March.

On the 11th of March 2021, we mark 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, as we join our Japanese friends to remember those who tragically lost their lives.

Australia has raised our grave concerns about the military coup in Myanmar and the escalating violence and rising death toll following the events of 1 February.