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Australia’s Head of Delegation, Ms Padma Raman PSM, delivering Australia’s National Statement in the UN ESCAP general hall.
International engagement, Office for Women

Australia at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review

Leaders of the 21 APEC member economies.
International engagement, Summits

Prime Minister attends APEC and G20 meetings

Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Bejing +30 Review
International engagement

Australian delegation attending the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review

A group of world leaders sitting at the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
International engagement

27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting takes place in Samoa

4th ASEAN-Australia Summit sit around a large meeting table, an image is projected onto a large screen which says ‘4th ASEAN-AUSTRALIA Summit, 10 October 2004, Vientiane, LAO PDR
Summits

4th Annual ASEAN-Australia Summit and 19th East Asia Summit in Laos

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National security

New Australian Government Crisis Management Framework

Quad Leaders at the 2024 Quad Leaders' Summit (September 2024), from left: the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of the United States, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan.
Quad

2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit

The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting attendees sitting in two rows in front of the flags.
International engagement

53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with leaders of Lao PDR, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Timor-Leste in Melbourne at the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.
Summits

Partners for peace and prosperity - 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

Statement
Independent Review of Commonwealth funding for strategic policy work

Media Statement - Independent Review of Commonwealth funding for strategic policy work

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stands with APEC leaders in front of a backdrop that says ‘APEC 2023 San Francisco’.
International engagement

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit

Forum Leaders Plenary Session
International engagement

52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting