France's new ambassador to Australia, Pierre-Andre Imbert, focuses on strengthening co-operation, particularly on climate change, despite the scrapped submarine contract.

France's new ambassador to Australia, Pierre-Andre Imbert, says Australia's relationship with France is not defined by the scrapped submarine contract. His priority is to strengthen co-operation, particularly on climate change, after a new road map for the relationship was signed in December. Imbert believes that Australia and France, as significant Indo-Pacific nations, share a sense of joint responsibility.