Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Morrison Government is providing an additional $65.5 million to help Australian businesses grow internationally.
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan said the Budget provided additional funding for the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) program to support small and medium sized businesses to receive up to 50 percent of their total marketing expenses.
“The Budget delivers the next stage of our plan to grow the economy and create jobs to get Australia through COVID-19 and the recession it created,” Mr Tehan said.
“We are backing Australian businesses to succeed internationally, creating new jobs and businesses in Australia.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Today I was honoured to open the Dame Enid Lyons Room at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC.
Dame Enid was the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives and also the first woman to serve as a member of the Cabinet. She served as the member for Darwin (now the seat of Braddon) in Tasmania from 1943 until her retirement in 1951.
Over the course of her political career, Dame Enid made important contributions to improving the lives of women, including playing a role in the extension of child endowment payments and pension support, and enhanced access to health care.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Australian Government is deeply concerned by the escalating violence in East Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank and unequivocally calls on all leaders to take immediate steps to halt violence, maintain restraint, and restore calm.
We also call on all parties to refrain from unilateral actions that destabilise peace.
Violence is no solution. Rocket attacks and indiscriminate acts that fuel the cycle of violence and bloodshed are never justified.
Respect for law and order is paramount, and we urge all parties to refrain from violent or provocative acts. We call for a halt to actions that increase tensions, including land appropriations, forced evictions, demolitions and settlement activity.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australia will deliver essential medical supplies to India today as part of our initial package of support to the Indian Government’s programme for combatting the country’s current COVID-19 outbreak.
A chartered Qantas flight departed Sydney carrying supplies to meet the needs identified by the Government of India including 1056 ventilators and 43 oxygen concentrators. This will allow Indian frontline workers to provide lifesaving medical interventions.
These Australian donated supplies will be distributed by the Indian Red Cross and local authorities to ensure support reaches those in greatest need.
The Morrison Government is working closely with state and territory governments and the private sector on the urgent deployment of further emergency supplies to India.