Submission to the Legislative Review of the ‘Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020’

August 5, 2024

On Friday 2 August AP4D made a submission to the Legislative Review of the Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020.

Drawing on the AP4D paper What does it look like for Australia to take a whole-of-nation approach to international policy, the submission outlines that while Australia’s approach to mitigating against foreign interference must be robust, it equally needs to be balanced against the necessity of maximising Australia’s international policy assets and opportunities.

Read the full submission below.