▁were ▁more ▁clearly ▁defined ▁when ▁the ▁Canadian - Austral ian ▁Col lo qu ium , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁visit ing ▁fellow ship ▁at ▁Mac qu arie ▁University , ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Association ▁for ▁Canadian ▁Studies ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Similarly , ▁official ▁contacts ▁increased ▁dram atically . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁alone , ▁for ▁instance , ▁the ▁two ▁govern ments ▁signed ▁agre ements ▁on ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁information ▁regarding ▁energy ▁research , ▁ab original ▁pe op les , ▁and ▁crime ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁criminal ▁justice . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁official ▁exchange ▁programs ▁between ▁Canadian ▁and ▁Australian ▁depart ments ▁responsible ▁for ▁statistics , ▁ab original ▁people , ▁labour , ▁justice ▁and ▁defence . ▁Australia ' s ▁only ▁compla int — a ▁traditional ▁one — was ▁that ▁far ▁too ▁few ▁Canadian ▁polit icians ▁visited ▁Australia . ▁The ▁problem ▁soon ▁disappeared . ▁In ▁one ▁ 1 8 - month ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁premiers ▁of ▁Ontario , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Man it oba ▁and ▁S ask atch ew an ▁all ▁travel led ▁independently ▁to ▁Australia . ▁They ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁nine ▁other ▁federal ▁and ▁provincial ▁cabinet ▁minister s . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁Canadian ▁contacts ▁with ▁Australia ▁prompt ed ▁Ott awa ▁to ▁add ▁a ▁new ▁cons ulate ▁in ▁Per th ▁to ▁its ▁existing ▁posts ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁Melbourne ▁and