International relations

Mr Robin McKenzie OAM as Australia’s next High Commissioner to Tuvalu.

Eligible Australian travel agents and tour arrangement service providers with multiple shopfronts or retail premises from today will be invited to apply for a one-off $10,000 funding boost for each of their outlets.

The Morrison Government has committed $250 million to a new program that will turbocharge the development of commercial-scale carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) projects and hubs across Australia and create up to 1,500 jobs.

Australia is pursuing a range of activities to advance our ambitious climate change agenda, promote trade and investment across green economy sectors and build cooperation to reduce emissions and support the global energy transformation.

Australia is ready to take its next steps to safely reopen to the world, with changes coming to the international border.

Panel Discussion: The situation of human rights of indigenous peoples facing the COVID-19 pandemic, with a special focus on the right to participation

Australia thanks the Special Rapporteur for his report on indigenous peoples and COVID-19 recovery. We note in particular the report talks about the exponential risk of indigenous peoples being overlooked, both in pandemic mitigation efforts and in post-COVID-19 recovery measures. Indigenous women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons are especially at risk.