International relations

At the inaugural Australia-United Kingdom Strategic Dialogue on Gender Equality (4-5 October 2023), Australia and the United Kingdom reaffirmed their commitment to achieving gender equality and the human rights of all women and girls, in all their diversity, including through collaborative global leadership.

The External Reference Group (ERG) is gender-balanced and diverse, including representatives from Pacific, ASEAN and global peak bodies of persons with disabilities, First Nations Australians, domestic stakeholders, under-represented groups of persons with disabilities and a range of sectors.

The Australian Government has launched Australia's new International Disability Equity and Rights Strategy (the Strategy).

The Australian Government has launched a new International Disability Equity and Rights Strategy.

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 peace, harmony, security, social inclusion, and prosperity, where individuals can reach their potential, the environment can thrive, and democracy can flourish.

This Declaration establishes a set of high-level international commitments by participating States to protect and promote information integrity online.

The Australian Government will provide AUD $31.25 million to support critical upgrades to Nuku’alofa Port in the Kingdom of Tonga.

The Australian Government is extending punitive tariffs on goods imported from Russia and Belarus for a further two years, until October 2025.

On September 22, 2023, Ministers and representatives of the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) met with Pacific Ministers to listen, discuss, consult, and collectively shape a shared vision and agenda for the PBP. 

Review of Australia’s Partnership with Women’s World Banking and management response.