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  GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Australia - Australia - Foreign Relations
Australia was one of the founders of both the United Nations and the South Pacific Commission (1947), and in 1950, it proposed the Colombo Plan to assist developing countries in Asia.
Australia also sent troops to assist South Vietnamese and U.S. forces in Vietnam and joined coalition forces in the Persian Gulf conflict in 1991, in Afghanistan in 2002, and in Iraq in 2003.
Australia also is active in meetings of the Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government and the Pacific Islands Forum, and has been a leader in the Cairns Group--countries pressing for agricultural trade reform in World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations--and in the APEC forum.
www.geographyiq.com /countries/as/Australia_relations_summary.htm   (648 words)

  
  Australia
Australia is both the name of the world's smallest continent, and the short form of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Australia is a Constitutional monarchy, with the 'Queen of Australia' reigning as head of state.
The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy: the Queen of Australia is the official head of state and is represented by the Governor General.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/au/Australian.html   (801 words)

  
 Australia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Australia's neighbouring countries are Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the south-east.
Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Australia, a role that is distinct from her position as Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Australia led the formation of the Cairns Group and APEC, and is a member of the OECD and the WTO.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/a/u/s/Australia.html   (4630 words)

  
 Australia the Lucky Country - Foreign Relations
Australia was one of the founders of both the United Nations and the South Pacific Commission (1947), and in 1950, it proposed the Colombo Plan to assist developing countries in Asia.
Australia also is active in meetings of the Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government and the South Pacific Forum, and has been a leader in the Cairns Group (countries pressing for agricultural trade reform in the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations) and in the APEC forum.
Australia has devoted particular attention to relations between developed and developing nations, with emphasis on the countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)--Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Brunei--and the island states of the South Pacific.
www.melsamba.com /ozfr.htm   (494 words)

  
 Foreign relations of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australia's foreign policy is guided by a commitment to multilateralism and regionalism, as well as to strong bilateral relations with its allies.
RG Casey House, Canberra, is the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the department responsible for the formulation and enaction of Australian foreign policy.
Australia also is active in meetings of the Commonwealth Heads of Government and the South Pacific Forum, and has been a leader in the Cairns Group--countries pressing for agricultural trade reform in the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations--and in the APEC forum.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Australia   (1292 words)

  
 Bhutan's Foreign Policy and Relations: Bhutannewsonline.com
Secondly, Bhutan’s treaty relations with India, heavy dependence on India economic aid and its land-locked status hindered the growth of independent diplomacy.
It established formal diplomatic relations with Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, EEC, Norway and Netherlands in 1985; Kuwait, Japan and Finland in 1986; South Korea in 1987, Austria in 1989, Thailand in 1991 Bahrain in 1992.
It established non-resident diplomatic relations with Maldives in 1984, Sri Lanka, 1987 and Pakistan in 1990.
www.bhutannewsonline.com /foreign-relations.html   (985 words)

  
 The EU's relations with Australia: Overview
The main document governing the bilateral relationship is the 1997 Joint Declaration on Relations between Australia and the European Union.
Similarly, the EU is also the largest source of foreign investment in Australia, the second major destination for Australian investments abroad and the largest partner for Australian bi-lateral trade in services for at least sixteen years.
Australia's largest export to the EU is coal, followed by wool.
ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/australia/intro/index.htm   (820 words)

  
 Australia (07/07)
Australia's economic standing in the world is a result of a commitment to best-practice macroeconomic policy settings including the delegation of the conduct of monetary policy to the independent Reserve Bank of Australia, and a broad acceptance of prudent fiscal policy where the government aims for fiscal balance over the economic cycle.
Australia also is active in meetings of the Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government and the Pacific Islands Forum, and has been a leader in the Cairns Group--countries pressing for agricultural trade reform in World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations--and in founding the APEC forum.
Australia is an active participant in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which promotes regional cooperation on security issues, and was invited to the East Asia Summit as an inaugural member in 2005.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2698.htm   (4998 words)

  
 The Avalon Project : 20th Century Documents
Foreign Relations of the United States : The Bolshevik "Coup d'Etat" November 7, 1917
Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Seventieth Congress on The General Pact for the Renunciation of War signed at Paris August 27, 1928
Papers Related to the Foreign Relations of the United States 1922-1941
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/20th.htm   (1522 words)

  
 National Archives of Australia - The Collection - Foreign Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
A growing network of political and economic relations was established with a major focus on the Asian region, and a program of development assistance inaugurated in the context of the Colombo Plan.
The documents focus on a number of issues that have defined Australia's relations with the region, and are drawn together here for the benefit of other students and scholars studying Australia's relations with the Asia-Pacific region.
The records deal with Australia's relations with Asia in the twentieth century and have been chosen because they focus on some of the most significant issues in the emerging relationship between Australia and its neighbours.
www.naa.gov.au /the_collection/foreign_relations.html   (1578 words)

  
 TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
Australia has been active participant in international affairs since World War I and has fought beside the United States and other Allies in every significant conflict to the present day.
In addition to contributing to UN forces in Korea--it was the first country to announce it would do so after the United States--Australia sent troops to assist in putting down the communist revolt in Malaya in 1948-60 and later to combat the Indonesian-supported invasion of Sarawak in 1963-65.
Recent Presidential visits to Australia (in 1991, 1996 and 2003) and Australian Prime Ministerial visits to the United States (in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004) have underscored the strength and closeness of the alliance.
www.traveldocs.com /au/foreign.htm   (1583 words)

  
 Online Burma Library > Main Library > Foreign Relations > Australia-Burma relations
He also told the Thai Foreign Minster in Bangkok that the time had come to increase the pressure on Burma.
Now, Australia says it will put more public and moral pressure on Rangoon to show good faith and begin talks with the opposition.
Unlike most Western democratic countries, Australia previously believed it could persuade the junta with friendly "limited engagement" to respect human rights and restore democracy in Burma.
www.ibiblio.org /obl/show.php?cat=201   (252 words)

  
 Australian Foreign Policy
Australia's defence policy, however, had relied on great allies for regional stability, and self-reliance for immediate security, and is much more cautious about regional empowerment.
Within Australia these include the business community (especially those involved in protected or exporting industries), workers and their trade unions, the electorate at large which take into account the foreign policy performance of governments, and attitude brokers in administration and education who shape intellectual awareness of Australia's role in the world.
Foreign Minister Downer has also been critical of other aid projects, suggesting that they should not be used to boost Australian companies' involvement in overseas projects, nor are they 'foreign policy by other means'.
www.international-relations.com /wbip/wblec2.htm   (7798 words)

  
 Australia regional page - NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australia Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Australia and New Zealand work closely on a wide range of foreign policy and trade issues.
On 24 April 2001, the Prime Ministers of New Zealand and Australia formally dedicated the New Zealand Memorial at a ceremony in Canberra.
www.mfat.govt.nz /Foreign-Relations/Australia/index.php   (763 words)

  
 MOFA: Japan-Australia Relations
The rapid development of Japan's relations with Australia in the post-war era was based on mutually complementary trade links.
In the field of economic relations, Japan is Australia's largest trading partner and the third largest source of direct investment in Australia in terms of the cumulative total.
At intervals of approximately one or two years, Japan holds aid policy consultations with Australia, which is one of the major donors in the Pacific region, to provide an exchange of views on aid issues.
www.mofa.go.jp /region/asia-paci/australia/index.html   (1882 words)

  
 Anzus Treaty: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
As a result of the reestablishment of peace between Japan and the United States in 1951, Australia and New Zealand asked for a treaty making it clear that an attack on any of the three signatory countries would be considered an attack upon all.
From Ambivalence to Influence: Australia and the Negotiation of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
President Bush and I on September 10, 2001 celebrated the 50th anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty, and in fact Australia has fought beside the United States in every major conflict since World War I when their forces...
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/anzus-treaty.jsp?l=A   (1493 words)

  
 CDU Library - Australia - ASEAN relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The purpose of this selective guide is to assist researchers working in the field of Australia's relations with ASEAN and its member nations (Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).
Coverage: "A series designed to make a contribution to the knowledge of Australia's relations with Asian countries and to provide a forum for discussion of contemporary issues in this area of Australian foreign policy".
Copyright notice: "Australia-ASEAN relations: a guide to the sources of information" by Oliver Mann is taken from ASEAN Economic Bulletin, March 1996, vol.
www.cdu.edu.au /library/asean.html   (1804 words)

  
 Foreign Relations - NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
On behalf of the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade intervenes with other governments to promote New Zealand’s interests, taking into account all aspects of our relations with those countries.
It is the Ministry’s role to look at New Zealand’s relations with other countries as a whole, taking into account the government’s security, political, trade and economic objectives.
To find out more about New Zealand's relations with other countries you can select the appropriate region below or use our country locator to go straight to the relevant country information paper.
www.mfat.govt.nz /Foreign-Relations   (234 words)

  
 Australia's Foreign Relations
Its contents range from a concise analysis of the practice and politics of making foreign policy--what it is that diplomats and foreign ministers do--to the exploration of Australia's relationships, as a middle power, with all regions of the world.
Among the many subjects covered is the new internationalist agenda, from human rights and global environmental issues to arms control.
Senator Gareth Evans was Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1988 to 1996 and currently heads the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG).
www.mup.unimelb.edu.au /catalogue/0-522-84657-2.html   (357 words)

  
 SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - List of Australia-related topics
Australia, Australian Aborigines, Australian birds, Australian Capital Territory, Australian Constitutional History, Australian cuisine, Australian Dollar, Australian electoral system, Australian fauna, Australian flora, Australian House of Representatives, Australian Labor Party, Australian public holidays, Australian Senate, Australian States and Territories
Campdrafting, Canberra, Cinema of Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, Communications in Australia, Culture of Australia
High Court of Australia, History of Australia, History of Australia before 1901, History of Australia since 1901
www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/List_of_Australia-related_topics   (171 words)

  
 United States foreign relations (Australia) | Business solutions from AllBusiness.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
A senior defense official at the Australian Embassy, in Washington, D.C., is a proponent of a free-trade agreement between Australia and the United States.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard G. Lugar, R-Ind., made the following statement at a hearing: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Dick Lugar made the...
HEADNOTE Australia seems to have embarked on a campaign to fight, on behalf of the developing world, against first world protection policies.
www.allbusiness.com /united-states-foreign-relations/3435286-1.html   (744 words)

  
 Australia's Foreign Relations : In the World of the 1990s - Price Comparison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Australia's Foreign Relations : In the World of the 1990s - Price Comparison
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 Trade policy - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
We provide Trade statistics and publications for Australia and the rest of the world.
Australia and India have agreed to undertake a joint feasibility study into the merits of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally.
www.dfat.gov.au /trade   (365 words)

  
 96372 AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN RELATIONS
It seeks to acquaint students with Australia's historic and contemporary relations on a global basis, including a specific emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region, and to identify factors that have contributed to the development of these relations.
The unit also discusses the international role of Australia in the present era.
Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the unit and enrich their learning experience.
www.usq.edu.au /unit-2001/fullspec/96372s2d.htm   (410 words)

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