Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
The Food Pact will seek to increase trade in high quality food products, support Singapore as a transhipment hub, stimulate Singaporean investment into Australia, and facilitate cooperation on global food security issues.
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Trade and Tourism will host their Singaporean counterparts today for the 13th Singapore–Australia Joint Ministerial Committee meeting in Canberra.
Mr Ian Biggs will be Australia’s next Ambassador to Austria; Ms Karen Bray Australia’s next High Commissioner to the Republic of Kiribati; Mr Allaster Cox Australia’s next High Commissioner to Singapore; and Dr Greg French Australia’s next Ambassador to the Netherlands.
Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Tim Watts MP, will travel to Singapore to represent Australia at Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) 2022.
This week Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs will travel to Indonesia to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Bali.
Australia and Singapore are developing a Green Economy Agreement (GEA) that will further accelerate both countries’ transition towards a green and sustainable future, and help to create good jobs and lower carbon emissions.
The GEA lays the foundations for greater collaboration between our two countries to drive growth while reducing emissions. It is a new type of agreement, which combines trade, economic and climate objectives.
