Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
It's not just about the sport. Playing a sport has deeper sociological and physiological benefits. Over 50 New Colombo Plan Mobility students teamed up with AFL Vanuatu, Fiji and International to create a women’s AFL recruitment and retention guide.
Australia remains deeply concerned by the continuing erosion of Hong Kong’s rights, freedoms and autonomy, two years since the imposition of the National Security Law.
Ahead of next week's United Nations Ocean Conference, the Australian Government is joining an international effort to help developing countries tackle urgent environment pressures and reduce the impacts of climate change.
Australia will provide additional emergency relief of $1 million to support the people of Afghanistan, following the devastating earthquake on the 22nd June.