Much information about Australia's foreign and trade policy can be accessed through the DFAT web site, http://www.dfat.gov.au. The department also produces hard copy publications on many foreign and trade policy issues, which are available from the department (Telephone: Canberra 02 6261 1111) or from Commonwealth government bookshops. The web site contains a browsable list of topic categories, as well as a continually updated current issues list. Documents of interest can be found on the web site by using its search facility. They include:
- Advancing the National Interest: White Paper on Australia's Foreign and Trade Policy
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2001-2002
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Corporate Plan 2000-2002
- Hints for Australian Travellers
- Portfolio Budget Statements 2002-2003
- Trade Outcomes and Objectives Statement 2002
For hints and information for Australians travelling overseas, see http://www.dfat.gov.au/consular/hints/index.html
For information about services and assistance the department provides to Australian travelling overseas see http://www.dfat.gov.au/
For information on the Asia-Pacific television service, visit http://www.abcasiapacific.com
For more detailed information about Australia's bilateral relationships, visit http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fs
For specific trade and investment information, see http://www.dfat.gov.au/ and http://www.tradewatch.dfat.gov.au
For publications by the Economic Analytical Unit, see http://www.dfat.gov.au/eau
For a list of DFAT statistical publications, see http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/statistics.html
For consular and passport information, see http://www.dfat.gov.au/travel/index.html
For information on Australia's international treaty commitments, see http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat
For information on Australia's human rights policy, see http://www.dfat.gov.au/hr
For information on Australia's international environmental activities, see http://www.dfat.gov.au/environment
For the web links to Australian foreign missions overseas, see http://www.embassy.gov.au/
Related web sites
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) http://www.ausaid.gov.au. AusAid's site contains a range of information, including:
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, http://www.aciar.gov.au/
Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office, http://www.asno.dfat.gov.au
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade), http://www.austrade.gov.au. There are separate home pages geared to Australian users, http://www.austrade.gov.au and international users, http://www.austrade.gov.au/international
Business in APEC, www.bizapec.gov.au
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), http://www.efic.gov.au/