Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs meets First Nations’ artists Peter Farmer Sn, and Peter Farmer Jr, at the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Perth on Friday 9 February, 2024.
More than 400 delegates from across the Indian Ocean region and beyond are attending the conference on 9-10 February. This is the first time this gathering has been held in Australia, as host. The theme of the conference is “Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean”.