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Today we honour the one million peacekeepers who have served under the UN flag.

Australia is providing additional assistance to support our Pacific family after Tropical Cyclone Harold caused widespread destruction across Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.

Western Australia’s rock lobster industry has received a major boost with an agreement that will see around 500 tonnes of local rock lobster headed for China.

Australian exporters impacted by the COVID-19 crisis will now have access to business-saving loans between $250,000 and $50 million under a new $500 million capital facility to be administered by Export Finance Australia. 

High-quality Victorian lamb will be back on menus across the Middle-East, with the Australian Government helping to secure a critical freight export route under its $110 million International Freight Assistance Mechanism.

Water is a most precious resource. We all need water to survive; as do all the systems we rely on: agriculture, healthcare, business and industry.

In Papua New Guinea, it is common for women to be underrepresented in community decision making processes.

Australia’s posts across the world are committed to assisting Australians overseas and providing critical consular services.