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… White House in Washington, D.C. from 25-26 September 2023. We reaffirm our support for the Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership issued in Washington on September 29, 2022, which outlined our shared vision for a resilient Pacific region of … reach their potential, the environment can thrive, and democracy can flourish. We commit to working together in genuine partnership, rooted in mutual respect, consistent with the principles of the UN charter, and in the spirit of transparency … the Republic of the Marshall Islands' ongoing environmental, public health concerns, and other welfare concerns. Partnership and Cooperation Recognising the importance of building and maintaining this partnership, we commit to holding …
… Albanese triggered the entry into force of the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union. This is a momentous step in our elevated partnership, which puts in place transformational arrangements to safeguard the future of Tuvalu. The values of ‘falepili’ guide our partnership: a commitment to care for, share with and protect each other. Building climate resilience Australia and Tuvalu … AUD15 million for a National Security Coordination Centre in Tuvalu We will continue our longstanding maritime security partnership through the provision of a replacement Guardian-Class Patrol Boat to support Tuvalu to protect its vital …
… and around Australia. Through this meeting I wish to do two things. First, I want to launch two important documents: our Strategic Framework and our statement of values. Both go to the heart of what we do and how we do it. They encapsulate the … A department where each one of us feels engaged and challenged; recognised and empowered; valued and respected. Strategic Framework It is entirely appropriate that our post integration agenda starts with a simple and clear statement of purpose: our Strategic Framework which I am delighted to launch today. The Strategic Framework fills two critical gaps identified by the …
… and the Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Ministers' discussions focused on the maturing economic, strategic and security partnership shared by Papua New Guinea and Australia, and acknowledged the increased cooperation on regional security and … Ministers agreed that the bilateral relationship should continue to transition to a more contemporary economic and strategic relationship rather than one based on aid. Ministers agreed to continue efforts to increase bilateral trade and …
… is working to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of development efforts through a range of global programs. Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation and the Busan Agreement In 2011 Governments, NGOs, private sector … a focus on results, inclusive partnerships, transparency and accountability. Born out of the Busan Agreement the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) aims to bring together all development partners to: maintain and … is working to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of development efforts through a range of global programs. Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation and the Busan Agreement In 2011 Governments, NGOs, private sector …
… member of the Pacific Islands Forum in 2017. Australia strongly supports the territory's regional integration. Security partnership Facing growing regional challenges, and in the spirit of the Boe Declaration on regional security, we are … medical treatment for New Caledonian residents under a medical evacuation agreement during the crisis. Security partnership Facing growing regional challenges, and in the spirit of the Pacific Islands Forum Boe Declaration on Regional …
… 38 Submission from Townley 1 to Cabinet Canberra, February 1959 Top Secret Submission No. 59: Strategic Basis of Australian Defence Policy I submit for consideration by Cabinet the attached report of the Defence Committee on the strategic basis of Australian defence policy. The report re-affirms some of the main principles of the previous strategic basis approved by Cabinet in March 1957. 2 In particular, it is still assessed that global war is unlikely as a …
… today I should like to do three things: Outline some of the key characteristics of the current global and regional strategic environments; Discuss three of the main challenges to international security within that environment; and Outline … of the ways Australia is seeking to tackle these challenges, both on the global and regional levels. Global and regional strategic environment Quite reasonably and necessarily, a lot of the discussion at this seminar is focusing on the twin … international security policy. Before doing that, however, I should like to highlight some other basic features of our strategic environment which I believe should not be lost sight of, and which I believe are positive in their overall impact. …
… in Jose Ramos-Horta, a prime minister, in Kevin Rudd. My predecessor, Peter Varghese, one of Australia's finest strategic thinkers, and one of only two people other than Sir James Plimsoll – the third, for trivia buffs, was Sir Arthur … he could not confine himself to a handful of key contacts. Alongside exemplary professionalism, he understood the strategic complexities of the world and the way they affected Australia's interests. It is this combination of clear-eyed … policy is based not on sentiment here but reflects a clear choice about how best to pursue our security interests. Our partnership with the United States encompasses engagement across the full suite of Australia's international interests and …
… Food Security Online science journalism to showcase Australian and Indian research Building India’s Blue-Green Network: a strategic framework for Bengaluru Heavy-Haul Indian Railway: Towards Safe, Efficient and Sustainable Design Australia India … offers a solution to provide access to electricity in rural India with Australia and India both benefitting from the strategic institutional relationship. A technological breakthrough achieved by CI Pota of UNSW could be extended to rural … of off-grid electricity supply for rural India on a long-term basis. Initially, the financing mechanisms (public-private partnership) used by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation of Australia (CEFC) could be integrated with the ground-level …