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The historic Makassan-Yolngu relationship between Indonesian fishermen and Australian First Nations peoples is often overlooked. In moving forward, acknowledging and reviving trepang diplomacy is crucial for the strengthening of the modern-day Australia-Indonesia trade relationship.

Earlier this month, Indonesian President Jokowi Widodo caught up with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Sydney, where the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to implement the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) in full. Following the talks, Albanese announced that Indonesian e-passport holders will have immediate access to Australian SmartGates. This announcement was welcomed by Jokowi. The new Australian visa offerings for Indonesians could expand business and commercial links between Australia and Indonesia.

Albanese has accepted that Australia needs to boost its chronically underperforming trade relationship with its larges

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Australian Outlook

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s first multicultural ambassador will enable Australia to project its unique multicultural soft power to the world. At a time of growing unpredictability, a more inclusive statecraft will contribute to a more stable Indo-Pacific.

Today, modern Australia is a vibrant multicultural country with over 400 languages spoken making it one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse countries in the world. In 1975, then-Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam became the first Australian prime minister to refer to Australia as a multicultural nation. Fast forward to 2023, the country’s political establishment has widely embraced multiculturalism, often referring to Australia as the most successful multicultural country in the world.

But despite the country’s rich cultural diversity, Australian foreign policy has quite often overlooked receiving invaluable input and perspectives from Canberra’s multicultural diasp

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2018 Turkish American Youth Leadership Congress

Youth Leadership Congress delegates visit the U.S. Capitol for briefings

The Turkish Coalition of America’s Fifth Annual Turkish American Youth Leadership Congress took place in Washington, D.C., October 25-28. Twenty nine delegates participated in the 2018 ungdom Congress, including twenty-seven Turkish American college students, recent graduates, and young professionals from 14 states, Turkey and Great Britain. Additionally, there were two representatives participating from the Council of Turkish Canadians (CTC) and the Australian Turkish Advocacy Alliance (ATAA).

The ungdom Congress fryst vatten a key component of TCA’s uppdrag to provide opportunities for young Turkish Americans to learn about the American government and political struktur and understand the importance of civic/political engagement.  Further, it is TCA’s hope that they are inspired to take a more active role in the Turkish America