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For 2020 New Colombo Plan Scholar Molly Glendenning, a love for travel and keen interest in global news and current affairs started early.

The Australian Government will ask the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel to resolve concerns about anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed on Australian barley by China.

In light of the imminent international military withdrawal from Afghanistan, Australia will as an interim measure revert to the model of visiting accreditation for our diplomatic representation to Afghanistan, which we used from the opening of diplomatic relations in 1969 until 2006.

Funding support continues to reach travel agents to support their business operations thanks to the Government. Our Government has committed $258 million in direct support to travel agents through the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program.

Australia strongly condemns the Belarusian Government’s forced military interception of a commercial flight, and subsequent arrest of Belarusian opposition blogger and passenger, Roman Protasevich.

The Australian Government has been notified by Chinese authorities that Australian citizen, Dr Yang Hengjun (Dr Yang Jun), will face trial on 27 May 2021.

To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of diplomatic ties between Australia and the Philippines this year, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has recorded a video message for Philippine-Australia Friendship Day on May 22.

Australia is working in partnership with our neighbours to minimise the impacts of COVID-19 on our region. We will support Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka in their response to increasing COVID-19 cases.