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Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs announces the new appointments of Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consuls-General, who will advance Australia's interests abroad.

Data from China’s customs agency (GACC) shows that China has imported 314 thousand tonnes of barley from Australia, valued at AU$139 million, since duties were removed in August.

The Australian Government joins the United Kingdom and other international partners in expressing serious concerns about attempts to use cyber operations to interfere with democratic processes.

Prime Minister of Australia, and the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, signed the Agreement Between the Government of Australia and the Government of Papua New Guinea on a Framework for Closer Security Relations.

The Australian Government has appointed Professor Wesley Enoch AM and Ms Leonie Boxtel to the board of the Australia-Japan Foundation. Both appointments will contribute to the goals of the Foundation and bring their diverse experience to support our bilateral relationship with Japan.

The Australian Government has appointed Dr Pippa Dickson and Dr Peter K. Lee to the board of the Australia-Korea Foundation. They both bring diverse experience and unique perspectives to support the objectives of the foundation and enrich Australia's relationship with the Republic of Korea.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade hosted a virtual information session on the GGCIP on 21 November 2023.

The Government is supporting the Pacific to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights, with a $37 million investment in the second phase of a program being implemented by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

The Australian Government's PacificAus Sports is partnering with Rugby Australia and Oceania Rugby to provide scholarships to six Pacific athletes to join Australian Super W clubs for the 2024 season.

Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon. Don Farrell, joined Ministers from 13 other IPEF countries in San Francisco this week, to substantially conclude new regional agreements to promote clean energy investment, lift and align trading standards, and protect supply chains so that trade flows more freely in the Indo-Pacific region.