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The 🇦🇺-🇪🇺 Free Trade Agreement Provisional Text is out now!
👀Read how the deal is bringing our economies closer together, from reducing barriers to trade and investment to shared sustainability commitments👉dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements…
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🌏Do you trade with Asia? A reminder to have your say on RCEP before 16 Oct! 📢
@dfat is seeking views on how the agreement that connects Australia with 14 markets across the Indo-Pacific is working and where improvements could be made.
👉dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements…
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Australian businesses are growing across Southeast Asia🌏
In Manila, Assistant Minister @MThistlethwaite joined ADB President @ADBPresident and led a delegation of 30+ Australian businesses at the Business Opportunities Fair, highlighting partnerships supporting regional growth.
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DFAT Trade Talk 🇦🇺 retweeted
Pleased to join @MThistlethwaite at the ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meetings in Manila.
An important opportunity to advance 🇦🇺 economic partnership with Southeast Asia, support trade, investment & growth across our shared region including via open, rules based trade #AANZFTA #RCEP
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At the @ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meetings in Manila, Assistant Minister @MThistlethwaite launched the 10th Australian Business in ASEAN Survey.
With #SoutheastAsia projected to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2040, the report highlights the opportunities for #Australian business across the region.
Read the report: austchamasean.com/what-we-do…
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Do you have a project that will boost Australia's economic engagement with Southeast Asia?
Apply for the ASEAN-Australia Centre 2026-27 grants round! 🤩
What's on offer? A share of $2.2 million to strengthen ties with the region. Learn more: aseanaustraliacentre.org.au/…
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What helps succeed in today’s global trading environment? 🌐
⚡ Disruption is the new constant
🤝 Collaboration creates opportunities
💪 Resilience drives success
Hear more from Trade Resilience Service Lead, Annika Neill - ow.ly/cILk50ZNEuT
#GGT #TRS #ANZSL2026
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DFAT Trade Talk 🇦🇺 retweeted
Great to be back in Canberra for our annual delegation - meeting with the Federal Government, Opposition & public servants to discuss the policy settings & strategic priorities shaping 🇦🇺 economic & international outlook, & opportunities to further deepen the 🇪🇺🇦🇺 relationship!
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Bringing people together is an important part of growing trade 🌏 The visit reflects the importance of our economic partnership and our shared commitment to increasing trade and investment in both countries.
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Since the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) entered into force in 2020, two-way trade between Australia and Indonesia has almost tripled, growing from $12.9 billion to $33.1 billion in 2025📈
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Trade agreements like IA-CEPA are helping unlock new opportunities for Australian and Indonesian exporters, investors and businesses.
👉 Learn more: dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements…
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DFAT recently welcomed Indonesia's Senior Advisor to the Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Bara Krishna Hasibuan, Director General for International Trade Negotiations, Johni Martha, and other Indonesian trade delegates to Canberra.
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In Austrade’s latest article, Air Vice-Marshal and former Australian Government Freight Controller Margaret Staib AM AM (Mil) CSC shares how lessons from the pandemic can help businesses build trade resilience.
🔗 Read the article here - ow.ly/VWfe50ZHysW
#GGT #TRS
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DFAT Trade Talk 🇦🇺 retweeted
🇦🇺 and 🇮🇩 have a shared interest in supporting economic growth, stability and prosperity. Wonderful to welcome Ibu Mari Pangestu and colleagues from 🇮🇩’s National Economic Council (DEN) during their visit to Australia to discuss economic security and resilience.
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How can trade policy help countries adapt to climate change? 🌏 Australia is proud to support developing countries in our region to harness trade for sustainable development, including through IISD's latest research on trade policy and climate adaptation.
🔗 Webinar registration: iisd.org/events/trade-policy…
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DFAT Trade Talk 🇦🇺 retweeted
🇦🇺 and 🇮🇩 are working together to build a more resilient and prosperous region. A pleasure to meet Pak Bara Hasibuan and Pak Johni Martha today to discuss economic cooperation, and how we can strengthen food, energy and supply chain resilience to support regional stability.
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The multilateral trading system is at a critical juncture.
Join us at the #WTOPublicForum for the launch of the World Trade Report 2026, exploring the WTO's role in a changing global economy and how rules-based cooperation can adapt to new realities.
🔗bit.ly/3Uicubi
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DFAT Trade Talk 🇦🇺 retweeted
🇦🇺 is a strong supporter of free, open and rules-based global trade, with the WTO at its core.
Pleased to join @CSISIndonesia including @Mari_Pangestu and @georgemina_ at a Roundtable on @ASEAN’s Role in Shaping the Future of Global Trade.
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Do you have a project that will strengthen connections between Australia and Latin America? 🌏🤝
Apply for a Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR) grant supporting projects that advance the strengthen engagement between Australia and the region including:
⚒️🔋 partnerships in mining, METS and resources to accelerate innovation in alternative energy sources, critical minerals exploration and processing, water management and industry decarbonisation
💼🤝First Nations-led partnerships including Indigenous participation in the trade and resource sectors
👉 Grant guidelines & application tips here: lnkd.in/d6k3a7Q
👉 Examples of previously funded projects here: lnkd.in/dKMeFMFG
🔔 Follow #COALAR on Facebook to stay up to date: lnkd.in/emmeu48u
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