Media Releases
2009
July
June
- Australian Assistance for Palestinian People, 25 June, Joint Media Release with the Hon Julia Gillard MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for Social Inclusion.
- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, 19 June
- Australia and New Zealand launch the world's largest non-lethal whale research partnership, 18 June, Joint Media release with Australian Minister for the Environment, Heritage & the Arts, Peter Garrett; and New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully.
- Visit to New Zealand, 17 June,
- Visit by Botswana Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, 17 June
- Appointment of Australian National Commission for UNESCO, 16 June
- Assistance to Refugees on the Thai-Burma Border, 16 June
- Australia Welcomes UN Security Council Response to North Korea's Nuclear Test, 15 June
- Visit to Australia by Rwandan Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, 15 June
- Australia's Response to Combat Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea, 15 June. External link to website of the Hon Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.
- Visit to Australia
by Kenyan Minister for Foreign Affairs, 12 June
- Australia to Join United Nations Anti-Piracy Fight, 12 June
- 19th Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum, 10 June
- Australia Updates Autonomous Financial Sanctions for the Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 10 June
- Ambassador for People Smuggling Issues, 8 June
- Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to India, 8 June
- 19th Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum, 8 June
- Visit to Samoa, 4 June
- Visit to Tonga, 3 June
- Visit to Tonga and Samoa, 2 June,
- Australia Welcomes Agreement to Negotiate a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty, 1 June
May
- Australia to Join the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Process, 28 May
- New Series Australian Passport, 28 May
- Australia Provides Further Support to Rebuild Zimbabwe, 25 May (AusAID)
- Visit to Australia by Tanzanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, 25 May
- Australia Takes Action Against Torture, 22 May
- Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Sweden, 21 May
- Humanitarian relief for displaced people in Pakistan, 20 May (AusAID)
- Australian Assistance to Somalia, 19 May (AusAID)
- Australia leading the region’s fight against H1N1 Influenza 09, 19 May
- Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio - Budget 2009-10, 12 May
- Protecting Australians from the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation, 12 May
- Enhanced Pacific Engagement, 12 May
- 2009-10 International Development Assistance Budget, 12 May
- Joint Ministerial Statement, Australia-Thailand Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation, 8 May
- Visit to Australia by Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Kasit Piromya for Inaugural Australia - Thailand Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation, 8 May
- Further Urgent Humanitarian Assistance for Sri Lanka, 8 May (AusAID)
- United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 7 May
- Visit to Australia by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, 6 May
- Visit to Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 4 May
- Visit to Saudi Arabia, 3 May
- Visit to Australia by Japan Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone, 1 May
April
- Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Sri Lanka, 29 April
- Turkish Australian Cultural Centre Opens in Çanakkale, 24 April
- Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Pakistan, 24 April
- Visit to Gallipoli Peninsula, 22 April
- Situation in Sri Lanka, 22 April
- Diplomatic appointment - High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, 22 April
- Visit to Australia by the Estonian Foreign Minister, 20 April
- Durban Review Conference, 19 April
- Friends of Democratic Pakistan and Pakistan Donors' Conference, 16 April
- Assistance for Rohingya People Living in Burma, 15 April
- Regional Cooperation to Strengthen Borders, 14 April
- On World Health Day - A New Strategy To Tackle HIV In Our Region, 7 April
- 50th anniversary of Antarctic Treaty, 7 April
- AUSMIN 2009, 7 April
- Improving Lives of Landmine Survivors, 4 April
- Development Assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan, 1 April
March
- International Conference on Afghanistan in
The Hague, 30 March
- China: further assistance for
earthquake reconstruction, 25 March
- $20 Million for Climate Change in the Pacific, with Senator Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, 23 March
- Visit to China, 20 March
- Visit to the United Arab Emirates, 20 March
- Australia gravely concerned at the worsening humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka, 20 March
- Australia Supports Future Leaders of the Asia-Pacific, 18 March
- Australia provides additional support for Afghanistan elections, 15 March
- Australia to help Zimbabwe move forward , 11 March
- Visit to Australia by Republic of Cyprus
Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou, 10 March
- Australian Government Committed to Maternal and Child Health in Developing Countries, 10 March
- Australia Celebrates International Women’s Day and Increases Support to UNIFEM, 8 March
- Australia Supports UN Call for Further Mine Clearance Action in Afghanistan, 3 March
- Australian appointed inaugural rapporteur to the United Nations Disabilities Convention, 3 March
- Australia pledges
$20 million to assist Gaza, 1 March
February
- Renewal of United Nations Mission Mandate
in Timor‑Leste, 27 February
- Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence
Service, 25 February
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 25 February
- Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to New Zealand, 25 February
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Chile, 24 February
- Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General Los Angeles, 24 February
- Visit to Australia by Republic of Malta
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs The Hon
Dr Tonio Borg, 23 February
- Australia provides
funds for Human Rights, 23 February
- Visit by Malaysian
Foreign Minister Rais Yatim, 23 February
- Australia and Indonesia: partners in a new era, 19 February
- Meeting with Foreign Minister Qureshi, 17 February
- Zimbabwe, 16 February
- Visit to Pakistan, 16 February
- 15th Meeting of the Australia International Cultural Council, 13 February
- Visit to Australia
by East Timor Foreign Minister Zacarias da Costa, 10 February
- Visit to Australia
by Republic of Portugal Foreign Minister
Luís Amado, 10 February
- New Ambassador for climate change, 9 February
- Humanitarian Assistance for Sri Lanka, 5 February
- OECD praises Australia's overseas aid program, 4 February
- Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Kiribati, 4 February
January
- Australia provides humanitarian assistance to Kenya, 30 January
- Australia concerned at plight of civilians in
northern Sri Lanka, 30 January
- Australia supports peace and
justice in Sierra Leone, 29 January
- Visit to Ethiopian Humanitarian Assistance Programs, 28 January
- Australia to provide $5 million additional humanitarian assistance for Gaza, 27 January
- Visit to Ethiopia and the African Union, 27 January
- Visit to Australia by Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, 22 January
- Diplomatic appointment - High Commissioner to Brunei, 22 January
- Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Nepal, 22 January
- Confirmation of United States Secretary of
State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 22 January
- Foreign Minister Smith to hold talks with New Zealand counterpart, 20 January
- Visit to Australia by Netherlands Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, 18 January
- Further Australian Assistance for Fiji Floods, 16 January
- Australia's response to the recent violence in Gaza and Southern Israel - $5 million in humanitarian assistance, 1 January (Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard)
Previous Media Releases
2008 - 2007
- Previous Media Releases from Foreign Minister Stephen Smith for the years 2008 and 2007.
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2007 - 1996
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