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The Australian Government is concerned by recent developments that destabilise Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national institutions and inflame ethnic tensions.

The MoU, which is an update of a previous MoU signed in 2001, includes a practical plan that outlines collaboration activities, including bilateral education visits and best practice inspection resources.

The Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States held the inaugural meeting of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team Steering Committee.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS) have produced a short article on their collaborative efforts on developing a set of common indicators to measure the green economy. This important collaboration is being advanced under the Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement (GEA).

On the anniversary of Alexei Navalny’s death, which followed years of persecution by the Kremlin, we again extend our condolences to his family

The Australian Government has commenced a comprehensive review of Australia's free trade agreements (FTAs) in Southeast Asia to identify opportunities to upgrade and ensure they continue to deliver for Australian businesses and investors.

Today marks four years since the Myanmar military regime overthrew the democratically elected government in Myanmar, creating one of the largest crises in the Indo-Pacific. 

Australia expresses its strong support for the European Union’s decision to impose cyber sanctions on three individuals linked to the Russian Armed Forces for their role in malicious cyber activity targeting Estonia.

Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have released a joint statement following Belarus’ sham presidential elections on 26 January 2025.

The G7 RRM notes recent statements by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada exposing the ongoing covert activities of Russian state media outlet RT (formerly Russia Today) and the Social Design Agency (SDA). These statements reveal that the Kremlin has funded and directed covert efforts by these entities to subvert societies using global disinformation and influence campaigns.