The parliamentary networks and country groups play a significant role in establishing and maintaining strong relationships with foreign parliaments and parliamentarians, through active engagement with parliaments all around the world and with members of the diplomatic community. The work of the parliamentary networks and groups is an important component of the overall international engagement program of the Australian Parliament.

The Australian Parliament has 11 regionally based parliamentary networks. The grouping of countries within each parliamentary network is based on the United Nations composition of macro geographical (continental) regions.

Each regional network is responsible for all countries within that region, not just the countries that previously had individual country groups. Where there is significant interest within the parliament in a particular country, an individual country group can be established within their regional network.

The list of parliamentary networks and country groups is outlined below.

Parliamentary Networks for the 45th Parliament

Australia-Africa Parliamentary Network
Egypt
Kenya
Morocco
South Africa
Zambia

Australia-Americas Parliamentary Network
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
El Salvador
Mexico
Paraguay
Peru
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela

Australia-East Asia Parliamentary Network
People’s Republic of China
Japan
Republic of Korea
Mongolia

Australia-South and Central Asia Parliamentary Network
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Iran
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

Australia-Southeast Asia Parliamentary Network
Cambodia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam

Australia-West Asia Parliamentary Network
Armenia
Georgia
Israel
Turkey
United Arab Emirates

Australia-Eastern Europe Parliamentary Network
Poland
Ukraine

Australia-Northern Europe Parliamentary Network
Denmark
Finland
Ireland
Sweden
United Kingdom

Australia-Southern Europe Parliamentary Network
Former Yugolav Republic of Macedonia
Greece
Italy
Serbia
Slovenia

Australia-Western Europe Parliamentary Network
European Parliament (nominally included in this network)
France
Germany
The Netherlands

Australia-Pacific Parliamentary Network
Fiji
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea