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The Philippines-Australia Ministerial Meeting - Joint Ministerial Statement

The SWP and PLS benefit both Australia and the Pacific, helping Australian businesses address critical workforce shortages in rural and regional communities, while providing opportunities for Pacific and Timorese workers to develop skills, earn income and send home remittances to support their families and the economic growth of their countries.

Australia will increase funding to the Global Partnership for Education to respond to the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s education across the Indo-Pacific. This includes a focus on girls.

Australia and the countries of the Mekong subregion share a vision for an open, inclusive, secure and prosperous region. We are longstanding and committed neighbours and partners, with a robust economic relationship and deep government and people connections.

Germany and Australia are strategic partners with joint global responsibility. Lifting our partnership to a new level comes at a time of increased strategic convergence and mutual solidarity and assistance.

DFAT is committed to upholding ASEAN centrality, including through our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, supporting the Mekong subregion and over $500 million in new ODA and non-ODA initiatives announced at the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.

The Solomon Islands Gender Equality Plan outlines the approach and investments of the Australian Government’s Gender Equality Program for the period 2020–22. The Gender Equality Plan bridges the final period of Australia’s Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) program and the transition to Australia’s next phase of support for gender equality programming in the Pacific region.

Pacific Labour Mobility Accommodation Review was to examine the costs and inclusions of accommodation for Pacific Labour Scheme and Seasonal Worker Program

The Governments of Papua New Guinea and Australia affirm their joint commitment to work together to advance effective actions on climate change. The Paris Agreement reinforces the value of regional cooperation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing resilience, and parties recognise the benefits of sharing knowledge and expertise in delivering Nationally Determined Contributions.

Former Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Scott Morrison MP, and then Prime Minister of Malaysia, the Hon Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, warmly welcomed the opportunity to hold the first Australia‐Malaysia Annual Leaders’ Meeting on 27 January 2021 via video conference.