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Article: Australia's foreign policy priorities: Ashton Calvert discusses Australia's place in the international system and its relations with New Zealand in light of the white paper on Australia's foreign and trade policy released in February 2003.
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- New Zealand International Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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Throughout its history as an independent country, Australia has been actively involved in international affairs both within and beyond the Asia-Pacific region to which we belong. This is a natural consequence of the outward-looking nature of Australian society. We have strong links and close affinities with Europe and North America, a long history of active political, military and economic involvement in Asian affairs, and a vibrant economy which is deeply enmeshed in the international flow of trade and finance. Every year Australians make more than three million visits overseas and we welcome to our country annually around five million foreign visitors.
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