Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
Work to manufacture and lay the East Micronesia Cable (EMC) is officially underway. The EMC Management Committee members have signed the undersea cable contract with NEC Corporation following a competitive tender.
The agreement is a gold standard trade deal that delivers benefits for all Australians – including manufacturers, workers, farmers, tradies, innovators, families, and students.
The Australian Government will provide an additional $29 million to humanitarian partners to respond to the growing food security crisis and to assist vulnerable people in the Middle East and Africa.
Trade Minister Don Farrell joined Ministers from the 13 other Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) countries to welcome the substantial conclusion of a first-of-its-kind agreement to better address modern supply chain challenges.
Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Honourable Don Farrell and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met for the second annual ministerial meeting of the Australia-U.S. Strategic Commercial Dialogue.
Today we announce the inaugural Advisory Board for the Centre for Australia-India Relations, that will drive greater collaboration between our countries from its new Western Sydney base.
The Prime Minister and the Minister for Trade and Tourism have announced 31 May 2023 as the date the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement will enter into force date, following the expected completion of UK domestic processes.
This year the New Colombo Plan is expanding its First Nations Cultures and Environment Study Tour in the Northern Territory, delivered in partnership with Charles Darwin University.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong today announced financial sanctions and an export ban, targeting sectors of economic and strategic significance to Russia.