Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
Senior officials from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade met by videoconference with representatives from the foreign ministries of India, Japan and the United States on 25 September for Quad consultations on the Indo-Pacific.
We are gravely concerned that violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, has intensified since the outbreak of COVID-192. The pandemic has exacerbated long-standing and unacceptable rates of gender-based violence.