This discussion paper provides information on a new treaty being proposed by Japan, the EU, the US and Switzerland, provisionally called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The paper is divided into three parts, firstly setting out details of the proposed instrument, then addressing the place of Australia and the proposed ACTA in the present international...

This quarterly publication presents analysis of contemporary trade issues and consolidates trade-related statistics produced by various Australian government agencies and international organisations into a single publication. Trade Topics provides readers with a single reference document to use in analysing aspects of trends in Australia’s trade without having to manually consolidate trade data from various trade-related...

This white paper on Australia’s overseas aid program will direct the delivery of aid over the next ten years. It outlines how the government will approach the projected doubling of Australia’s aid budget from its 2004 level to around $4 billion annually by 2010, as announced by the prime minister in September 2005.

Curbing the spread of weapons of mass destruction is one of the greatest security challenges facing the international community today. This paper highlights the extent and nature of the contemporary threat posed by WMD and Australia's multidimensional strategy to address that threat.

Advancing the National Interest is the government’s - and Australia’s - second foreign and trade policy White Paper. It is a comprehensive assessment of Australia’s place in the world and articulation of the government’s strategies to protect and promote the security and prosperity of Australia and our people. This White Paper continues the government’s commitment...