Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
Beijing’s disqualification of duly elected Legislative Council lawmakers seriously undermines Hong Kong’s democratic processes and institutions, as well as the high degree of autonomy set out in the Basic Law and Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Australia welcomes another significant step towards restarting Australia’s highly valued Pacific labour mobility programs and supporting our Pacific family.
Australia and Samoa are teaming up to launch a new Regional Sports Hub in the Pacific that will help foster new generations of sports talent across our region.
The Indo-Pacific region is the engine of the new global economy. Ensuring it can recover quickly will stimulate economic activity and restore jobs at home and abroad.
Foreign Minister Payne welcomes the Government of Qatar’s acknowledgement of the offensive mistreatment of female passengers at Doha (Hamad) International Airport.