Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
Australia and Samoa are teaming up to launch a new Regional Sports Hub in the Pacific that will help foster new generations of sports talent across our region.
The Indo-Pacific region is the engine of the new global economy. Ensuring it can recover quickly will stimulate economic activity and restore jobs at home and abroad.
Foreign Minister Payne welcomes the Government of Qatar’s acknowledgement of the offensive mistreatment of female passengers at Doha (Hamad) International Airport.
Australia is partnering with Japan and the United States to finance an undersea fibre optic cable to the Republic of Palau. This project, valued at approximately US$30 million, will ensure reliable, secure digital connectivity in Palau.
Today we announce that Mr George Mina has commenced his appointment as Australia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva.
Australia will tonight host a virtual meeting of 22 World Trade Organization (WTO) ministers, to drive negotiations of global rules on fisheries subsidies and discuss the role of the WTO in contributing to the global economic recovery from COVID-19.