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You have found the home of the Foreign Correspondents' Association (FCA), established in 1985 to promote the professional interests of foreign journalists based in Australia and the South Pacific and who represent overseas news organizations.
The FCA has over 100 media members, plus associate members who include government, business and diplomatic representatives. We also have sponsors who provide the FCA with venues for events, access to stories around Australia, invitations to cover conferences and academic events in various states, plus top contacts in Australian business, industry and government.
This site contains information on upcoming FCA events, reports on previous activities, feature articles, a members' database and many useful links for correspondents.
We welcome new members and inquiries. For information please contact April Pressler, Executive Secretary and Online Editor, telephone 0412 271 744 or email fca@foreigncorrespondents.org. For an FCA Membership Application Form please Click here.
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INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE COORDINATION: Edward J. Blakely, a world expert in disaster response, will brief FCA members in Sydney on the need for preparedness and international co-ordination of disaster response, especially in the Asia Pacific region, where the global earthquake map shows its deepest rings in the oceans and landmasses just north of Australia. This briefing is being hosted by the United States Studies Centre (USSC), in conjunction with our mutual partner Industry & Investment NSW, from 10.30am-12noon on Monday 8 February. Further details here.
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TRADE MINISTER TO ADDRESS FCA: Australian Trade Minister, the Hon. Simon Crean, will address an FCA Newsmaker Luncheon in Sydney on Tuesday 16 February. Mr Crean will be speaking to FCA members less than a fortnight after representing the Australian Government at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mr Crean has played a key role in the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, as well as overseeing current negotiations of FTAs with China, Japan, Korea, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Malaysia and the Pacific. Booking details here |
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RED CENTRE ADVENTURE: Rust-coloured desert, spectacular skies full of stars, Uluru, Kata Tjuta, billabongs, bush tucker and native medicines were just some of Albert Ehrnrooth's experiences on a recent visit to the Red Centre of Australia. In 35 degrees, our intrepid Melbourne-based member who is originally from the land of the Vikings, even took a 6km walk in Kings Canyon that almost sent him crazy as he started to dehydrate. For Albert's story and photographs, please click here.
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PEST DETECTIVE PROTECTS THE NORTH: Stopping devastating diseases like foot and mouth, plus exotic pests like the Papaya fruit fly or the red-banded mango caterpillar from leaving Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula for the southern states depends very much on the resourcefulness of Scott Templeton and his team at Coen, as Don Fuchs discovered on a trip there last year. They form the second line of Australia’s defence against exotic incursions, after the frontline agencies Customs and the AQIS, which patrol Australia’s coastline. For Don’s fascinating story and photographs, please click here.
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