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The committee recommends that the Australian Government continue to support its regional partners in areas of health security and health support, particularly in this challenging time as the world works through the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, Australia should utilise key regional mechanisms such as ASEAN, the Pacific Islands Forum, and the Quad to provide health assistance and support vaccine supply to its regional partners in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Australia should also emphasise in regional forums that assistance with vaccines should be provided without conditions.