Addressing non-tariff trade barriers
Where and how Australia provides emergency assistance.
Supporting organisations in developing countries by matching them with skilled Australians.
Australia is a successful global leader and innovator in sport.
Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
This is the 52nd edition of Australia in Brief, revised and updated in February 2021
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NCP scholar Matthew Sharp served Australia as a soldier in Timor Leste and Afghanistan, now he’s ready to show others how much they can achieve.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, has launched the New Colombo Plan Alumni Program in the ACT.
A mobility grant has helped Paramedical Science student Tyler Cardy gain practical experience working in an Indonesian hospital.
Engineering and Industrial Design students travelled to Singapore to learn about designing for people with disabilities and the aged.