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Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs the Hon Tim Watts MP, will host a Roundtable on Asian Literacy and Skills in Melbourne with leaders across our community including business, education and civil society.

The first Joint Commission Meeting of the Australia – Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement was held virtually on 29 June 2022.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to designate gold as an ‘import sanctioned good’ for Russia under subregulation 4A(3) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011.

A space start up exchange, research identifying drought-resilient chickpeas and a disability‐inclusive virtual healthcare pilot are among the recipients of this year’s Australia-India Council (AIC) grants.

Senator the Hon Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism will travel to the United States for a visit to Los Angeles, Washington DC and New York to promote Australia as a tourism destination, to strengthen the Australia-US economic relationship, and to discuss opportunities and challenges for our economies and the Indo-Pacific region.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa met in Phnom Penh on the margins of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

Australia is deeply concerned about the launch of ballistic missiles by China into waters around Taiwan's coastline.