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25.01.2022 The Australian Government has partnered with IFC East Asia Pacific to make it cheaper, faster and safer for Tongans living and working in Australia to send money home to their families. Remittances are essential to advancing inclusive and sustainable development in the Pacific. For friends and family at home in the Pacific, remittances are a vital source of income to cover basic needs, such as education and health care, and to cushion shocks caused by natural disasters. However, the cost of sending remittances to the Pacific remain persistently highcurrently higher than the global average. Through our partnership with IFC, we have launched a digital remittance solution, ‘Ave Pa’anga Pau. We thank the IFC, Tonga Development Bank and Regional Australia Bank for their work in making this product a reality.

25.01.2022 Australia was pleased today to renew its partnership with Pacific-Community-SPC, providing $42.5 million over the next three years.

24.01.2022 OFFICIAL LAUNCHING OF THE "AVE PA'ANGA PAU" AUSTRALIA

23.01.2022 The Pacific Island nations’ police, customs, immigration and defence agencies came together for a virtual Joint Heads of Pacific Security Conference to discuss the topic ‘Responding to the collective challenge of COVID-19 how to become better than the sum of our parts’ on 5 November 2020. The seminar was hosted by the Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell AO DSC, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece P Kershaw APM, and Australian Border Force Commissioner... Michael Outram APM. The seminar was facilitated by Mr Ewen McDonald, Head of the Office of the Pacific. Representatives from Tonga includes the Chief of Defence; Brigadier General Lord Fielakepa, Police Commissioner; Stephen Caldwell, Lord Privy Seal and Secretary for Foreign Affairs; Viliami Malolo, and Michael Cokanasiga the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Customs & Trade Division Ministry of Revenue and Customs. The Tongan delegates to the Joint Heads of Pacific Security were hosted by the Australian Defense Advisor South Pacific, CMDR Jason McBain, RAN; and Superintendent Andrew Clarke, the Australian Federal Police, Mission Commander in Tonga The event is one of the initiatives under the Australian Government’s Pacific Step-up and brings together the leaders of the Pacific security agencies to share perspectives on common security challenges.

23.01.2022 The colour orange is a symbol of a brighter future, free from violence against women and girls. High Commissioner Adrian Morrison joined his staff today in supporting the programs for the 16 Days of Activism by wearing orange. Today is the first day of the 16 Days campaign and a time to rededicate ourselves to ending gender-based violence.... #16days2020 #EndGenderBasedViolence #orangetheworld See more

20.01.2022 has launched a new Regional Hub for #PacificAusSports in Apia, Samoa. The Hub will deliver activities to support training and competition opportunities for Pacific athletes, teams and sports administrators. To celebrate, we throwback to a couple our favourite moments of this #PacificStepUp program in action in Tonga. Marise Payne Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Rugby Australia Football Federation of Australia Netball Australia NRL - National Rugby League

20.01.2022 The Tongan government is recruiting for a short-term National Procurement Specialist, to assist the Ministry of Finance and MEIDECC in the implementation of a pilot post-emergency framework agreement for at least one good or service.

17.01.2022 Tongans are still participating in Australia’s labour mobility programs despite the challenges of COVID-19. On Tuesday, more than 130 Tongans, including nine women, departed on a special charter flight to Australia under the Seasonal Workers Program. They will work on farms in Emerald, Gayndah and Gin-Gin. After 14 days’ quarantine on their farms, the workers will go to work, helping fill Australian labour gaps and earning money that helps families and communities back home.... This is the second group from Tonga to travel under the SWP since COVID-19 restrictions began. Thank you for your hard work. 'Oku kei kau atu pe 'a e kakai Tonga 'i he polokalama toli fo'i'akau 'a 'Aositelelia (SWP)neongo 'a e ngaahi faingata'a 'o e COVID-19. Na'e laka hake 'i he toko 130 'o e kau Tonga na'a nau folau atu 'i he Tusite ki 'Aositelelia 'i he polokalama ni, kau ai ha kau fefine 'e toko 9. Tenau ngaue 'i he ngaahi faama 'i Emerald, Gayndah and Gin-Gin. Ko e kakato 'enau kolonitini 'aho 14 'i honau nofo'anga 'i he ngaahi faama, tenau tokoni ke fakakakato 'a e fiema'u ngaue mei 'Aositelelia mo ngaue'i 'enau ma'u'anga mo'ui ke tokoni ki honau ngaahi famili mo e komiuniti 'i Tonga ni. Ko e kulupu hono ua eni ke folau ki 'Aositelelia 'i he polokalama toli fo'i'akau, SWP talu 'a e fakangatangata 'o e COVID-19. Malo e ngaue 'a tangata mo fafine. Photo Credit: Ministry of Police - Tonga

11.01.2022 Across Australia this week, NAIDOC week celebrations are taking placehighlighting the successes and celebrating the achievements of Indigenous Australiansand continuing conversations on the significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and heritage as part of Australia’s national identity. Reflecting an Indigenous perspective in foreign policy helps Australia engage with different audiences, and enables us to represent a truer identity of Australia and Australian values. #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOC2020

08.01.2022 More than 20 schools that were affected by TC Gita in 2018 are having classrooms reconstructed under the Pacific Resilience Project (PREP). PREP is co-funded by the Australian government and the World Bank at a cost of more than TOP 60 million, focusing on more resilient classrooms for Tonga. This includes classrooms at ‘Apifo’ou College and GPS Navutoka who experienced major damage after TC Gita. Their students continue to enjoy their new classrooms after studying in temporary classrooms and community halls until the completion of reconstruction in the first half of the year.

08.01.2022 Some photos from the handover last week, attended by HRH Princess Angelika Ltfuipeka Tukuaho and Australian Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price MP, of Ngahau Siliva, the second of two Guardian Class Patrol Boats gifted by Australia to Tonga. The vessels have been supplied to Tonga under Australia's Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP), which aims to enhance practical maritime security cooperation across the South Pacific.

04.01.2022 For the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, Australia remains committed to supporting our partners in the Pacific. We are doing this by working with local organisations, government and other partners to address gender-based violence especially during the #COVID19 pandemic response and recovery. To address violence against women and girls, it is necessary to support a range of initiatives. Australia through Pacific Women provides support to a diverse v...ariety of partners in Tonga. #16days2020 'Oku kei tukupa 'a 'Aositelelia ke poupou ki Tonga ni mo hono ngaahi hoangaue 'i he Pasifiki, 'I hono faka'ilonga'i 'a e 'aho fakamamani lahi ke ta'ofi hono fakamamahi'i 'a e kakai fefine. 'Oku mau ngaue fakataha mo e ngaahi kautaha fakalotofonua, pule'anga mo hono ngaahi hoangaue ke fakafepaki'i 'a e fakamamahi tautefito 'i he ngaue 'oku fakahoko ko e fakaakeake mo taliteke'i 'a e COVID-19. Ke fakafepaki'i 'a e ta moe fakamamahi 'a e kakai fefine mo tamaiki fefine 'oku taau ke poupou'i 'a e ngaahi fokotu'u fakakaukau kehekehe. 'Oku tokoni 'a 'Aositelelia mo poupou ki he kaveinga ni 'o fakafou 'i he Pacific Women mo hono ngaahi hoangaue 'i Tonga ni. #16days2020

02.01.2022 Australia's High Commissioner to Tonga, Adrian Morrison, attended the opening of a consultation retreat for the development of the Family Protection Legal Aid Centre's (FPLAC) online platform, for survivors of domestic violence and gender based violence. Australia supports the FPLAC through an agreement with the Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT) and the Pacific Community (SPC). Australia is committed to working with partners to reduce gender inequality and improve opportunities for women and girls in Tonga.