The President of the FCA, Hiroki Iijima, and the Vice-President, Sandip Hor, met JNTO Sydney Office Executive Director, Kana Wakabayashi, to discuss a potential partnership between the Japanese Tourism Organisation and the Foreign Correspondents Association in Australia. Iijima and Hor took the opportunity to congratulate JNTO for winning the “Destination Award” at Luxperience 2018, one […]
FCA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) elected the Board for 2018 – 2019 on Monday, Aug 5, in DFAT Sydney Conference Room. The popular Japanese TBS television correspondent Hiroki Iijima was re-elected as President, with Vice- President Sandip Hor, Treasurer Liz Lacerda, Honorary Secretary Wolfgang Mueller, Mimi Chau, Thorsten Joses and Philip Engelberts, plus Laurence Arthur […]
During the meeting with members of the Foreign Correspondents Association in Sydney, the International Development Minister, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, said that Australia is making an effort to strengthen ties with the Pacific nations. The Minister commented on the security agreement with countries in the region, which will cover matters such as defence, law and order, humanitarian […]
The Managing Director of Tourism Australia, John O’Sullivan, briefed FCA members on the strategy to build the competitiveness of Australia’s tourism industry and grow its economic contribution. “Tourism 2020” focuses on improving the industry’s performance and competitiveness by pursuing new opportunities for growth. The “Tourism 2020” goal is to achieve between $115 billion and $140 billion annually – in […]
Research Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre, Brendan Thomas-Noone, briefed FCA members on North Korea’s nuclear program and the regional foreign policy role of the US administration, as well as Australia’s responsibilities in supporting a stable and resilient Indo-Pacific. He said that Australia’s strategy […]
FCA members were invited to the “Lightning of the Sails”, which marked the “lights on” beginning of Vivid Sydney 2018 at the Sydney Opera House and Circular Quay on Friday, May 25. Invited by Destination NSW, Foreign Correspondents celebrated the 10th anniversary of the biggest festival of light, music and ideas in the world. During […]
