Foreign Affairs and Trade
Brand Australia
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Trade Commission | - | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
The Government will provide $20.0 million over four years to develop an international business brand to promote Australia as a global citizen and business partner, building on the success of the 'Australian made' campaign. This measure will help to advance Australia's image and reputation in areas such as tourism, trade, investment, innovation, diplomacy and international education.
Further information can be found in the press release of 26 August 2009 issued by the Minister for Trade.
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio — efficiencies
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Trade Commission | - | -1.9 | -5.0 | -5.0 | -5.1 |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | - | -7.0 | -21.9 | -33.0 | -25.3 |
| Total | - | -8.8 | -26.9 | -38.0 | -30.4 |
| Related capital ($m) | |||||
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | - | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 | - |
The Government will reduce costs in the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio by: rationalising the provision of diplomatic services and scaling back accommodation plans at foreign posts; reducing operating costs of the Overseas Property Office; and rationalising Austrade's onshore office network to better target service locations and improve online information provision.
This measure will provide savings of $105.2 million over four years.
Italian earthquake recovery effort — Australian Government's contribution
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | - | - | - | - | - |
The Government will provide up to $1.5 million in 2009‑10 towards the Italian earthquake recovery effort. The Australian Government will match the Italian‑Australian community's own fundraising efforts dollar‑for‑dollar up to $1.5 million. This will be used to support the reconstruction efforts following the April 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila.
The cost of this measure will be met from within the existing resourcing of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Further information can be found in the Prime Minister's speech of 3 July 2009.
Overseas development assistance — International Finance Facility for Immunisation — contribution
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AusAID | - | - | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
The Government will provide $250.0 million over 20 years to the expanded International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) to help the world's poorest countries deliver better health care to their people.
The IFFIm is an innovative mechanism that converts long‑term aid commitments into immediate funding for health services by raising funds on international capital markets backed by binding commitments from donors like Australia.
The funding will be used to train health staff, purchase essential drugs, provide basic maternal and child health care services, and continue support for immunisation programs.
Funding will be assigned from the unallocated provision for expanded aid funding held in the Contingency Reserve.
This measure is part of the Government's commitment to increase Australia's overseas development assistance over the long term.
Further information can be found in the press release of 24 September 2009 issued by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Overseas development assistance — Office of Deployable Civilian Capability
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AusAID | - | 7.8 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.0 |
| Related capital ($m) | |||||
| AusAID | - | 1.2 | .. | .. | .. |
The Government will provide $52.3 million (including $1.4 million in capital funding for fit‑out costs) over five years, including $11.3 million in 2013‑14, to implement an overseas Deployable Civilian Capability (DCC). This measure establishes an Office of DCC within AusAID to commence planning and recruiting for possible overseas deployments. The DCC will support the rapid deployment of trained civilians into conflict, post‑conflict and disaster zones around the world to assist in stabilisation and recovery activities.
Funding will be assigned from the unallocated provision for expanded aid funding held in the Contingency Reserve.
This measure is part of the Government's commitment to increase Australia's overseas development assistance over the long term, and is an initiative of the Australia 2020 Summit.
Further information can be found in the press release of 25 October 2009 issued by the Prime Minister.
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