Much information about Australia's foreign and trade policy can be accessed through the DFAT website, 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 (Tel: +61 (02) 6261 1111) or from Commonwealth Government bookshops. The website contains a browsable list of topic categories, as well as a continually updated current issues list. Documents of interest can be found on the website by using its search facility. They include:
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 1999-2000.
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Corporate Plan 2000-2002.
- Trade Outcomes and Objectives Statement 2000.
- Portfolio Budget Statements 2001-2002.
- Hints for Australian Travellers.
- In the National Interest: White Paper on Australia's Foreign and Trade Policy.
More detailed information about Australia's bilateral relationships can be found at 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 East Asian Analytical Unit see http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/catalogue/pub_bycountry.html
For a list of DFAT statistical publications see http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/index.html
For consular and passport information see https://www.passports.gov.au/Web/index.aspx
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
Related Internet 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/