Brunei Darussalam and Australia have been enjoying a warm relationship which covers many areas of interaction where the two countries have cooperated closely on global and regional fora. The High Commissioner of Australia during a luncheon with the media, highlighted the working relationship between Brunei and Australia in many areas such as defence, science and technology, agriculture, food and beverage, and education and training.
According to His Excellency Mark Sawers during his 3-year mission, His Excellency noted developments have evolved through collaboration with Australian institutions and working with relevant stakeholders in Brunei Darussalam, especially in human capacity building space.
His Excellency also mentioned the key strengths of Brunei and Australia's relationship is the People to People links between the 2 countries. During his stay in the country, His Excellency believed that there has been many different interactions between the Australian and Bruneian Community, whether it's trying to bring people together such as the Muslim communities in Australia with the Bruneian community, environment issues or education.