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The Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced four appointments to the Board of the Australia-India Council.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today discussed key regional issues including the impact of COVID-19 and our joint efforts to combat its spread in the Pacific region.

Australia will support the Gavi COVAX Facility Advance Market Commitment (COVAX AMC) to improve access for Pacific and Southeast Asian countries to safe, effective and affordable COVID-19 vaccines.

Australia's farmers and regional businesses will be able to recruit much-needed workers from the Pacific and Timor-Leste under arrangements agreed between the Morrison Government and the States and Territories.

Australia is delivering urgently needed humanitarian supplies to Beirut to help the people of Lebanon recover from the devastating impacts of the Beirut port explosion.

Business people or members of the public with an interest in enhancing trade and investment between Australia and Vietnam are invited to submit their comments and recommendations by 9 September, to help inform the development of the Australia Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy (the Strategy).

Australians are being urged to support our tourism operators by booking an experience with new monthly figures released today, showing domestic tourism spending fell by $11.7 billion in April and May of this year.

This week, Minister Michael Sukkar and Minister Alex Hawke joined counterparts from across the region for the 2020 Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting, held virtually for the first time.

Together with Samoan Deputy Prime Minister Fiame Namoi Mata’afa, we convened a second virtual meeting of Pacific women leaders today to discuss the significant impact of COVID-19 on women and girls in our region.

If you have been nominated by your university, you will receive an email inviting you to apply for a New Colombo Plan Scholarship. You will have to write and submit the application by the closing date.