Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
With a shared vision for an Indo-Pacific region that is peaceful, prosperous, resilient and free Japan and Australia have today signed a renewed Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation.
The Framework Agreement between the European Union and Australia, which provides a platform for closer collaboration across our full strategic relationship, enters into force today.
Cooperation on climate change, support for women’s leadership and education partnerships are among projects awarded grants by the Australia-Korea Foundation, the Australia-Japan Foundation, and the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations.
Today the Government has reaffirmed Australia’s previous and longstanding position that Jerusalem is a final status issue that should be resolved as part of any peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian people.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, announces the appointment of the Honourable Steve Bracks AC as Australia’s Special Representative for the Greater Sunrise project.
Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Tim Watts MP, will travel to Singapore to represent Australia at Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) 2022.
Public submissions are invited to inform the design of Australia's new international development policy, announced by the Foreign Minister at the United Nations General Assembly.