As a result of Australia’s proximity and relative prosperity to other nations in the Asia Pacific region, Australia has the opportunity to play a major role with regard to aid, foreign policy, trade, immigration and tourism. This clip explains the importance of the Asia Pacific region to the Australian export market and trade. Next it explores how vital Australia's assistance is in providing aid to some of the nations in our region with low Gross Domestic Product, in the hopes of combating poverty and instability by assisting low income countries to become more self-sufficient.