Celebrated Australian authors to visit India as part of Australia Fest

Some of Australia’s most celebrated authors will visit India as part of Australia Fest to inspire new audiences for Australian books and culture. The diverse line-up includes: author of international bestseller The Book Thief Markus Zusak; Lifetime Ambassador of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation Anita Heiss; co-authors of Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India Robin Jeffery and Assa Doron; a leading expert in the field of artificial intelligence Toby Walsh; a former diplomat and foreign correspondent with three books on India to his credit John Zubrzycki; and an academic engaged in exploring the many ways that humans interact with nature Darryl Jones.  

Australian High Commissioner inaugurates photographic exhibition in Ahmedabad

Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Her Excellency Ms Harinder Sidhu, inaugurated a Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) travelling exhibition - John Gollings: the History of the Built World - in Ahmedabad. The History of the Built World is the first major survey exhibition of one of Australia’s most celebrated architectural photographers, John Gollings’ photographic practice spanning over 50 years. 

Slingsby’s Award-winning Australian play 'Emil and the Detectives' premieres in India

Foreign Minister Marise Payne concludes her first visit to India

• OpEd - Laying foundation of strong and more resilient Indian Ocean 
• Foreign Minister's Key Note Address at the Raisina Dialogue 
• Australia invests in South Asian connectivity - Link to the SARIC Release
• Consul-General in Kolkata - Link to the Media Release
• Foreign Minister's Interview with India Today - On the same team: Australian foreign minister Marise Payne 

Australia invests in South Asian connectivity

Consul-General in Kolkata

The Indian Ocean: an Ocean that Matters (OpEd by Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator the Hon Marise Payne)

Australia is pursuing new and innovative minilateral initiatives to build the web of regional cooperation and have been working with India and Indonesia to explore avenues for increased trilateral cooperation in the Indian Ocean, just as we have been doing with India and Japan. We are also working quadrilaterally with India, Japan and the United States, in support of a resilient, peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Read More..

Australian artists to create murals in Goa and Delhi

Australia Fest brings internationally acclaimed Australian artists to Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Two of Australia’s most acclaimed Aboriginal artists - Julie Gough and Brook Andrew—will take part in the fourth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale featuring 95 artists from 36 countries. Renowned contemporary Indian artist Anita Dube has curated this year’s edition around the theme ‘Possibilities for a Non-Alienated Life’. Australia’s participation at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts. The biennale runs from 12 December 2018 to 29 March 2019.

Australian Government's response to the India Economic Strategy

• Link to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s address to the Australian Financial Review India Business Summit 
• Link to the Australian Government’s response to An India Economic Strategy to 2035
• Link to Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham’s address to the Australian Financial Review India Business Summit 2018

India Economic Strategy Released