comprehensive strategic partnership

The assistant minister for climate change has told a green economy summit in Vietnam that the opportunities and task ahead for the region’s net zero ambitions will be immense.

Jenny McAllister’s visit to Vietnam this week will seek to capture the opportunities of renewable energy and address the challenges of climate change.

Australia and Singapore announced they have set their officials the task of updating the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to 2035.

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong is visiting Australia until 18 October, with talks about common strategic and economic interests on the agenda. 

The assistant minister for trade will this week attend the 45th meeting for ASEAN economic ministers, hosted in Siem Reap.

Foreign affairs minister Marise Payne has come out swinging in defence of the federal government’s outreach in the Pacific region.

Scott Morrison has underscored the mutual commitment of India and Australia to addressing climate change, energy security and job creation.

Moon Jae-in will visit Australia with South Korea’s First Lady Kim Jung-sook from 12-15 December.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott is set to travel to India to advance the subcontinent’s economic and trade relations with Australia. 

Australia and Malaysia will remove trade barriers, increase collaboration between law-enforcement agencies, and ink a new cyber security deal as part of a decision to elevate relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.