Australia was one of the first countries to recognise Singapore's independence more than half a century ago. We were also one of the first to support South-east Asia to respond to the Covid-19 crisis.
In the Philippines, the word is "Bayanihan". In Indonesia, people call it "Persahabatan". In Australia, we call it mateship.
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