From: https://dfat.gov.au/whitepaper/index.html

“This will be Australia’s first foreign policy White Paper since 2003.  The international environment has changed profoundly over the past 13 years.

At the same time, Australia’s engagement with the world has continued to expand. We need to ensure our international engagement continues to deliver prosperity and security for all Australians.

The White Paper will provide a roadmap for advancing and protecting Australia’s international interests and define how we engage with the world in the years ahead.”

For more information on making a public submission see:
file:///C:/Users/David/AppData/Local/Temp/foreign-policy-white-paper-call-for-submissions-2.pdf

Submissions close 28 February 2017.  Email to whitepaper@dfat.gov.au

According to the RDI Network:

“ the Australian Government launched the terms of reference and consultation process for the development of an Australian Foreign Policy White Paper, due for release in September 2017. The call for submissions directly seeks ideas for how the Government can work more effectively with academia and NGOs to advance foreign policy interests, as well as how the Australian aid program can promote prosperity and stability”.

Africanists making a submission might wish to refer to the failure to implement the recommendation of the 2011 Parliamentary Inquiry into Africa that an African Studies Centre be created at an Australian University.