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Australia remains committed to upholding all UN measures against the DPRK’s WMD and ballistic missile programs. We join 50 other countries in calling out Russia’s veto to disband the UN Panel of Experts that had provided 15 years of objective, comprehensive reporting on the DPRK.

Pacific Island and Timor-Leste nationals will be able to register for Australia's new Pacific Engagement Visa program from 3 June 2024, providing new opportunities for Pacific and Timorese nationals to live, work and study in Australia.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong announces diplomatic appointments to lead Australian posts in Chengdu, Guangzhou, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Tonga, Phuket and the Republic of Chile.

We unequivocally condemn the April 13 attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its militant partners on the State of Israel, which involved launching several hundred ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones against multiple targets, and note this large-scale attack could have caused significant damage and loss of life.

Senator the Hon Tim Ayres will travel to Singapore and Malaysia to lead a delegation on Australia’s first-ever Business Mission as part of the Australia-Southeast Asia Business Exchange program.

The first issue of Business Envoy for 2024 features the highly successful ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, held 4-6 March in Melbourne.

The Sixth RCEP Joint Committee (RJC) Meeting was held in Beijing, China on 26-27 March, co-chaired by Indonesia and China.

The Australian Government has been notified that, from 29 March 2024, China will remove its duties on Australian bottled wine. The re-entry of Australian bottled wine into the Chinese market will benefit both Australian producers and Chinese consumers.