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The world’s premier summit on emerging, critical and cyber technologies will be established and hosted in Sydney in 2021 to help drive global discussion on the advances that are shaping our economies, security and daily lives.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Poh Ling Yeow and Prof. Nicholas Farrelly to the Board of the Australia-ASEAN Council.

The Australian Government will explore possible new free trade agreements with European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and Israel, as part of our ongoing commitment to provide more export opportunities for Australian farmers and businesses, as well as create more jobs.

On 18 December, senior officials from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the foreign ministries of India, Japan and the United States met by videoconference to progress initiatives agreed by ministers at the second Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in October in Tokyo.
 

Australia stands with the Government and people of Fiji, as they respond to the devastating impacts of Tropical Cyclone (TC) Yasa, one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded in the Pacific. Our thoughts and condolences are with our Fijian vuvale following the loss of lives, damage to property and livelihoods.

The Australian Government welcomes the latest, significant developments in Israel overnight in the extradition proceedings against Malka Leifer.

The 12th meeting of the India-Australia Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held virtually on 17th December, 2020.

The trans-Tasman relationship has never been stronger, as the alignment of our efforts to tackle the challenges of the past year has shown.

DFAT is aware of an email scam purporting to be from the DFAT Secretary, Frances Adamson.