Construction has begun in Australia on ESA’s fourth deep-space antenna, which will help fill a gap in supporting communications and data download for upcoming missions exploring our Solar System, studying our Universe and protecting Earth from solar hazards and risky asteroids. 

Global progress to end child labour has stalled for the first time in 20 years. One in ten children in the world are victims of child labour, and the number is growing. Social protection is key to providing an environment to keep children away from this reality and the EU continues working with its international partners to this end.

In this episode of Conversations, Hervé Lemahieu talks to Gabriele Visentin, EU Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific, and Lowy Institute Research Fellow Susannah Patton about the European Union's Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific — and the opportunities it provides Australia.

EU Ambassador Dr Michael Pulch discusses about the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific with the Ambassador of France Jean-Pierre Thébault and ANU Professor Rory Medcalf