foreign owned business
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Visit to Belgium
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Stephen Smith, will visit Belgium from 30 November to 2 December. - Federal Government welcomes IAG investment in India
Trade Minister Simon Crean applauded today's announcement by the Insurance Australia Group (IAG) to enter a joint venture with India's largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI). - Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) – details of next negotiating round
Dates, location and topics to be discussed at the next ACTA negotiating round have been announced. DFAT expects to update its call for submissions in early December. - Smartraveller Consultative Group Meeting on Indonesia
A meeting of the Smartraveller Consultative Group (SCG) was convened by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to consider the implications for travellers to Indonesia, including Bali, following the executions of the Bali bombers. - Bovis Lend Lease to Build Australian Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010
Bovis Lend Lease, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lend Lease Group, has won a public tender to provide construction, exhibition and technical operations services worth $49.15 million for Australia’s pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. - New Passport Application Forms
From today, the Australian Passport Office will only accept the new passport applications forms which were introduced on 1 July 2008 to strengthen the identity management process that underpins the Australian passport issuing system. - Children and Armed Conflict: Australia Endorses Paris Principles and Commitments
Today at the United Nations Foreign Minister Smith attended a Ministerial meeting on child soldiers, co-chaired by the French Minister of State responsible for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, Ms Rama Yade, UNICEF Executive Director, Ms Ann M Veneman, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy. - Australia to upgrade participation in interfaith dialogue
Australia will upgrade its involvement in multilateral efforts to enhance interfaith dialogue. - Big win for Australian Engineers
“In Texas today, Engineers Australia signed a mutual recognition agreement with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers” the Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, said. - Supporting the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Principle
At a meeting on the emerging international law doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) held during the United Nations General Assembly in New York today, Foreign Minister Smith outlined details of a $2 million Responsibility to Protect Fund. - Meeting with Afghanistan Foreign Minister Spanta
At the United Nations in New York, Foreign Minister Smith met with Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rangin Spanta. - Joint Ministerial Statement on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Joint Ministerial Statement on the CTBT. - Foreign Minister Chairs Ministerial Nuclear Test Ban Meeting
At the United Nations in New York, Foreign Minister Smith chaired a meeting of Member States of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). - Australia to strengthen Iraqi agricultural sector
At the United Nations in New York this week Foreign Minister Smith discussed with Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari Australia’s commitment to strengthening agricultural management in Iraq. - Australia Provides Humanitarian Relief for Ethiopia
Australia is deeply concerned about the food crisis in Ethiopia and will provide $10 million in humanitarian aid for communities adversely affected by severe drought. - Australia and Africa - Forging a New Partnership
Australia is committed to broadening and deepening its engagement with Africa, Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said today as he attended the United Nations High Level Meeting on African Development in New York. - Bombing in Pakistan
The Australian Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the cowardly suicide bomb attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on 20 September. - Visit to the United Nations General Assembly
Foreign Minister Smith will visit New York from 21 to 26 September to attend the opening of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. - Australia condemns Attack on US Embassy in Yemen
The Australian Government strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the US Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, on 17 September. - Australian Company Wins Major Contract for Shanghai World Expo 2010
Parker & Partners, an Australian firm based in Sydney and Canberra, has won a $2 million contract to provide communications and public affairs services for Australia's pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. - Australia Condemns Bombings in New Delhi
Australia condemns the bombings in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Saturday 13 September and offers its deepest sympathies to the victims of the attacks, their families and the people of India. - Australia Provides Humanitarian Relief for Ethiopia
Australia is deeply concerned about the food crisis in Ethiopia and will provide $10 million in humanitarian aid for communities adversely affected by severe drought. - Australia and Africa - Forging a New Partnership
Australia is committed to broadening and deepening its engagement with Africa, Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said today as he attended the United Nations High Level Meeting on African Development in New York. - Bombing in Pakistan
The Australian Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the cowardly suicide bomb attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on 20 September. - Visit to the United Nations General Assembly
Foreign Minister Smith will visit New York from 21 to 26 September to attend the opening of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. - Australia condemns Attack on US Embassy in Yemen
The Australian Government strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the US Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, on 17 September. - Australia Condemns Bombings in New Delhi
Australia condemns the bombings in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Saturday 13 September and offers its deepest sympathies to the victims of the attacks, their families and the people of India. - Visit of Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith to New Delhi from 8-12 September 2008: Joint Statement
The Indian External Affairs Minister, Hon Pranab Mukherjee, and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Stephen Smith met in New Delhi today and discussed bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest and importance. The discussions covered a wide range of subjects, reflecting the increasingly close ties between India and Australia. - Business Club Australia Brings Home Gold
Austrade’s Business Club Australia (BCA) in Beijing has ended, after delivering more than 50 events and hosting over 4,000 Australian and Chinese business people during the Olympic Games. - CARE Australia 21st Anniversary Dinner
Speech at the CARE Australia 21st Anniversary Dinner