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… in Paris. In Canberra she served as Director, Diplomatic Academy and Director, Diplomatic Security Branch. She also was a strategic analyst at the Office of National Intelligence. Ms Owen-Jones speaks French and holds a Bachelor of Economics …
… Senator the Hon Marise Payne will visit Japan on 19 and 20 April to advance Australia's relationship with our closest strategic partner in Asia and one of our most important economic partners. Ministers will participate in the seventh … Senator the Hon Marise Payne will visit Japan on 19 and 20 April to advance Australia's relationship with our closest strategic partner in Asia and one of our most important economic partners. Ministers will participate in the seventh …
… world which shares with the United States world wide responsibilities, and she has continued to play an important role in partnership with the United States in maintaining world order and security. In the American view it is fundamental that the … commitments, and for our forward defence. Our ground forces, ships and aircraft form part and parcel of the Commonwealth Strategic Reserve in Malaysia and Singapore and we have invested heavily in the establishment in Malaya of a major … position in any burden-sharing exercise must take full account of economic and financial considerations as well as the strategic and political factors which have been referred to in earlier paragraphs. These considerations are discussed in a …
… in December 2015 and is scheduled to end in November 2020. The document includes the following information: Analysis and strategic context Investment description Implementation arrangements Management arrangements Risk management Description of … in December 2015 and is scheduled to end in November 2020. The document includes the following information: Analysis and strategic context Investment description Implementation arrangements Management arrangements Risk management Description of …
… Hazleton and Professor Veronica Taylor to the Board of the Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF). Japan is our most important strategic and economic partner in Asia. The AJF brings together eminent Australians with public and private sector expertise … Hazleton and Professor Veronica Taylor to the Board of the Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF). Japan is our most important strategic and economic partner in Asia. The AJF brings together eminent Australians with public and private sector expertise …
… weakened, for the following reasons:- The United Kingdom has not the capacity and strength she formerly possessed. Our strategic position in the Middle East has been greatly weakened. India appears to be on the way out. Canada and South Africa … by a series of regional arrangements. It is in respect of a regional arrangement in the South-West Pacific (including strategic parts of South-East Asia), that Australia can play a leading part in Empire Co-operation and in collaboration with … the regional arrangement should stand its participants in good stead. (e) Australia is the main support area for the strategic region of which it is the heart. (f) The Australian Machinery should be used for the development of the defence …
… Summary of publication The Australia-World Bank StrategicPartnership (ABP) is dedicated to supporting Vietnam's development agenda through technical assistance, capacity building, … 73 KB] Management response [Word 29 KB] Last Updated: 18 February 2016 … Summary of publication The Australia-World Bank StrategicPartnership (ABP) is dedicated to supporting Vietnam's development agenda through technical assistance, capacity …
… Summary of publication An independent progress review was undertaken to assess the performance of the Australian Indonesia Partnership for Justice (AIPJ) and the Asia Foundation's Prison Reform Program. The primary purpose of the review was to provide information to inform strategic decisions regarding the direction of the current program and possible future programming in law and justice. Full … and the Asia Foundation's Prison Reform Program. The primary purpose of the review was to provide information to inform strategic decisions regarding the direction of the current program and possible future programming in law and justice. Full …
… 67/226 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review, we are pleased by the evident ways in which the new generation of strategic plans for UN funds, programmes and agencies had drawn on the QCPR. Likewise, we welcome the UN Development Group Action Plan for QCPR implementation and the development of common QCPR indicators. The new strategic plans represent a significant step forward for UN reform efforts. We welcome, in particular, the increased … donor governments to justify financial support. We will closely monitor the impact of the results frameworks as the new strategic plans are rolled out. A key challenge which lies ahead of us is the need for vast improvements in UN system-wide …
… I'd like to flesh out why disarmament and arms control is so important for Australia, why it serves our security and strategic interests. Second, I'd like to put our record on the record, if you like – because the fact is, as John Gee's life … disarmament and arms control because they make us safer. This is a complicated area and success only ever comes when the strategic underpinnings are clearly understood. It's an understatement to say that eliminating an entire class of weapons … something John Gee well understood. Judgements about how best to advance a nation's security change over time as strategic circumstances shift. Australia, for example, has been at the forefront of efforts to prevent the proliferation of …