Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka ​Tuku'aho, Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia was among the women ambassadors who met Australian Foreign Minister, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP in Canberra on October 22.

Australia's first female foreign minister hosted a reception yesterday for the women ambassadors in Canberra to meet with female members of the Australian Parliament and Senate and to open dialogue on issues of importance, particularly the empowerment of women. Also attending was the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP. There are 14 female ambassadors accredited in Canberra, out of a total of 103 ambassadors.

Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka ​Tuku'aho, Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia since August 2012 advocated that empowerment and gender balancing concerns are pressing issues.

Australia is the largest bilateral grant donor to Tonga with an aid budget of AUD$30.3 million for 2014-15 in a partnership agreement that aims to reduce poverty, promote economic opportunities and improve the lives of the people of Tonga.