Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Australian Trade Commission or Austrade, is the Australian government trade and investment development agency, a statutory authority administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), with offices in overseas embassies and consulates and representative arrangements in some other locations. A global network is organised in four regions: the Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa; North East Asia; and South East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific. In Australia, services and programs are delivered through 14 Austrade locations and a network of 51 TradeStart locations in metropolitan and regional areas, operating in partnership with Australian state and territory governments, industry associations and regional development bodies.Austrade provides advice to exporters on prospective markets and opportunities, on-the-ground support in target countries, trade exhibitions, and assistance in finding potential investors.