A fresh look at links between Australia and Germany
IT IS TIME TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THE LINKS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND GERMANY AND BRING OUR RELATIONSHIP INTO THE 21ST CENTURY Five themes guided the Australia-Germany Advisory Group’s work, which aims to give a modern agenda to a long-standing relationship. These are: A INCREASE TRADE AND INVESTMENT · B IMPROVE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE AND COLLABORATION · C STRENGTHEN COOPERATION ON SCIENCE AND EDUCATION · D EXCHANGE ON DIVERSITY, MIGRATION, INTEGRATION AND REFUGEES · E ENHANCE CULTURAL AND SPORTING LINKS, AND COOPERATION ON WINE MAKING. The members of the Australia-Germany Advisory Group believe these recommendations form a strong basis to appropriately broaden, strengthen and deepen the Australia-Germany relationship over the coming five years. We look forward to witnessing the beneficial outcomes which will be achieved for people in both countries and to the deeper friendship and cultural, economic and strategic understanding between Australia and Germany as a result.
IT IS TIME TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THE LINKS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND GERMANY AND BRING OUR RELATIONSHIP INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
Five themes guided the Australia-Germany Advisory Group’s work, which aims to give a modern agenda to a long-standing relationship. These are:
A INCREASE TRADE AND INVESTMENT · B IMPROVE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE AND COLLABORATION · C STRENGTHEN COOPERATION ON SCIENCE AND EDUCATION · D EXCHANGE ON DIVERSITY, MIGRATION, INTEGRATION AND REFUGEES · E ENHANCE CULTURAL AND SPORTING LINKS, AND COOPERATION ON WINE MAKING.
The members of the Australia-Germany Advisory Group believe these recommendations form a strong basis to appropriately broaden, strengthen and deepen the Australia-Germany relationship over the coming five years. We look forward to witnessing the beneficial outcomes which will be achieved for people in both countries and to the deeper friendship and cultural, economic and strategic understanding between Australia and Germany as a result.
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SHORTFACTS<br />
→ Tourism: <strong>Australia</strong> welcomed<br />
7.1 million visitors in 2014–<br />
15, who spent A$33.4 billion<br />
<strong>and</strong> more than 200 million<br />
nights in <strong>Australia</strong>.<br />
→ World Heritage: 19 UNESCO<br />
World Heritage sites are<br />
loc<strong>at</strong>ed in <strong>Australia</strong>.<br />
NATURE<br />
<strong>Australia</strong> has more than<br />
386 mammal species, 828 bird<br />
species, over 5,000 fish species,<br />
over 917 species of reptile<br />
including two crocodile<br />
species, over 227 species of<br />
frog <strong>and</strong> over 26,845 species of<br />
plants, of which over 86% are<br />
found nowhere else on earth.<br />
World Heritage:<br />
Purnululu N<strong>at</strong>ional Park<br />
→ Top two-way trading<br />
partners: China, Japan,<br />
United St<strong>at</strong>es, Republic<br />
of Korea, <strong>and</strong> Singapore<br />
Women in Federal<br />
Parliament: 30.5%<br />
STATES<br />
<strong>Australia</strong> is a feder<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
made up of six st<strong>at</strong>es <strong>and</strong><br />
two territories.<br />
SHORTFACTS<br />
→ Proportion of popul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
born overseas: 28%<br />
CANBERRA<br />
35° 16’ S,<br />
149° 7’ E<br />
→ Commerce: In 2013,<br />
<strong>Australia</strong> was ranked by<br />
the World Bank as the<br />
fourth fastest place in the<br />
world in which to start a<br />
new business – it can take<br />
just three days.<br />
→ Educ<strong>at</strong>ion: <strong>Australia</strong>’s<br />
secondary school enrolment<br />
r<strong>at</strong>e is the highest<br />
in the world.<br />
Universities: <strong>Australia</strong> is home<br />
to 43 universities, 6 of which<br />
are in the top 100 in the world<br />
according to the 2015–16<br />
Times Higher Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
University Rankings.<br />
Intern<strong>at</strong>ional students:<br />
Educ<strong>at</strong>ion is <strong>Australia</strong>’s<br />
3 rd largest export, welcoming<br />
over 500,000 students per year.
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