The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) is the Australian Government’s trade and investment development agency and operates as a statutory agency within the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio.

With an extensive global network of overseas offices covering 103 locations in 55 countries and within Australia 14 offices and a TradeStart network of export advisers across 31 locations in metropolitan and regional Australia, Austrade:

* Assists Australian businesses to succeed in trade and investment internationally
* Attracts productive foreign direct investment into Australia
* Promotes Australia as a destination for International Education
* Manages the Australia Unlimited nation brand
* Manages the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme
* Supports delivery of the Government’s Clean Energy Trade and Investment Strategy and Automotive Market Access Plan