International relations

The Australian Government will act in a practical, responsible way to deliver net zero emissions by 2050 while preserving Australian jobs and generating new opportunities for industries and regional Australia.

The Australian Government has released Australia’s whole-of-economy Long-Term Emissions Reduction Plan.

The Australian Government is delivering on an election commitment to make it easier for plantation and farm forestry projects to generate carbon credits under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) and access the $2 billion Climate Solutions Fund.

The Australian Government is backing the nation’s largest fleet of electric buses through a new pilot program that will see 40 new vehicles deployed across Sydney.

Australia’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) continues to deliver strong results with a further 6.8 million tonnes of carbon abatement sold through the latest auction in October.

More than a year has passed since the people of Belarus saw their hopes to elect a democratically elected leader of the country brutally dashed

Australia is deeply troubled by continued executions in Iran, including of juvenile offenders, and notes that Iran continues to carry out the death penalty at one of the highest rates in the world. We urge Iran to impose a moratorium on the death penalty.

Australia is deeply concerned about the situation in Myanmar and agrees with the Special Rapporteur’s assessment that the situation is worsening and continues to threaten regional stability.

Australia is deeply concerned about the situation in Myanmar, as highlighted in the report and condemns ongoing human rights abuses by the regime. Humanitarian needs have surged, including in already conflict-affected and displaced communities such as the Rohingya in Rakhine State.

Thirty years ago, Australia was one of 19 co-signatories to a peace settlement with Cambodia that led to the end of decades of civil war.