The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade through its Trade Subcommittee will hold its first public hearing for its inquiry into strengthening Australia's trade and investment relations with Africa on 4 March 2026 at 10am.
Chair of the Trade Subcommittee, Mrs Fiona Phillips MP, said "the first Subcommittee public hearing will be with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In this public hearing, the Subcommittee will seek to gather evidence on its five terms of reference.
"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade plays a key role in Australia's trade and investment policy, as its responsibilities involve working with international partners to increase trade and investment opportunities. DFAT's insights will, therefore, be of great value to the Subcommittee as it initiates its public hearings.
"Evidence provided by DFAT will serve to provide the Subcommittee a strong basis of understanding of the issues this inquiry seeks to examine. This will be important to the Subcommittee as it continues its evidence gathering in future public hearings'"
The Subcommittee will schedule further public hearings soon, commencing with a Roundtable with African diplomatic representatives on Friday, 6 March.
