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 will increase funding to the Global Partnership for Education to respond to the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s education across the Indo-Pacific. This includes a focus on girls.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs met virtually with Pacific counterparts for the annual Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers’ meeting. This important discussion, chaired by Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe, focused on how our region is working together in responding to COVID-19 and strengthening our shared economic recovery.
On 21 July, Australia and the Republic of Korea held the seventh Australia-ROK Joint Economic Committee meeting via videolink. This was the first such meeting since both sides agreed to re-energise the forum at the 2019 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers Meeting.
Today, the Australian Government joins international partners in expressing serious concerns about malicious cyber activities by China's Ministry of State Security.
We, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Ukraine, whose countries comprise the Joint Investigation Team, today mark the seventh anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
Originally from the Northern Territory, Mitchell Francis spent his childhood living in remote towns including Jabiru in Kakadu National Park, before moving to Adelaide for his secondary education.
The Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon Dan Tehan MP, and the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, HE Mr Kajiyama Hiroshi co-chaired the third Japan-Australia Ministerial Economic Dialogue on 15 July 2021 in Tokyo.
The 2021-2022 COALAR Grant Round will open for applications at 1600 AEST Monday 19 July and close at 1600 AEST Friday 10 September 2021 for projects starting from 1 March 2022 and ending no later than 28 February 2023.
Five years ago today, an Arbitral Tribunal established in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) reached a clear and unanimous decision on the South China Sea arbitration between the Philippines and China.
Minister Tehan will travel to Singapore, Vietnam, Republic of Korea, Japan and the United States of America to strengthen Australia’s trading relationships and promote investment in Australia.