2003 Media Releases
Aid-related media releases are available from AusAID
December
- Joint media release: People Smuggler Abu Quassey Found Guilty 28 December
- Libya Forsakes Weapons of Mass Destruction 20 December
- Pacific Cooperation Appreciated 19 December
- Philippines Foreign Secretary Blas Ople 18 December
- Visit to Tonga and Fiji 16 December
- Australia and New Zealand Prepare for Leadership Forum 13 December
- Australia NZ Foreign Ministers Meeting 12 December
- Joint media release: Australian Police for Bougainville 11 December
- New Era of Cooperation With PNG 11 December
- Australia and Papua New Guinea to Work Together Against Terrorism 11 December
- Australia PNG Ministerial Forum 10 December
- Opening of Interim East Timorese Embassy 10 December
- Presentation of Special Bali Honours in Jakarta 8 December
- Visit to Indonesia 6 December
- Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Mauritius 5 December
- Australia to Join US Missile Defence Program 4 December
- Helping Fight Child Sex Crimes Abroad 3 December
- New Pact will Protect Civilians from the Explosive Remnants of War 1 December
November
- Funding for Security at Australia’s Overseas Missions 28 November
- Nuclear Agency Sets Way Forward for Iran 27 November
- New Online Passport Services 27 November
- New Passports to Boost National Security 27 November
- The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) - Periodic Report 25 November
- Australia and France Sign Working Holiday Pact 24 November
- Maritime Agreement Sends a Strong Message to Illegal Fishing Operators 24 November
- Further Steps to Prevent the Financing of Terrorism 21 November
- Coolum Forum 2003 20 November
- Military Drawdown Continues as RAMSI Consolidates Its Success 14 November
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the Netherlands 14 November
- Joint media release: Australian Appointed to UN War Crimes Tribunal, 14 November
- Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Brunei Darussalam 13 November
- Preliminary Talks Begin on Timor Sea Boundary 12 November
- Joint media release: Minasa Bone Returns to Indonesia 9 November
- Visit to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands 9 November
- UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Reform 5 November
- Joint media release: Visit by Iraqi Agriculture Minister to Australia, 4 November
October
- China's Industrial Rise: East Asia's Challenge, 29 October
- Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, 29 October
- Joint media release: Solomon Islands Success Enables Military Reduction, 28 October
- Joint media release: Australia - China Bilateral Cooperation on Climate Change, 24 October
- Eritrea Takes Australian Sheep 24 October
- Iran Agrees to Suspend Sensitive Nuclear Activities 22 October
- APEC Promotes Economic Reform and Good Governance 18October
- Costs Of Failing To Combat Terrorism 17 October
- Security Council Opens the Way for Further International Support to Iraq 17 October
- Solomon Islands: Arrest of Ex-militant Leader 16 October
- Bali Honours Recognise Outstanding Efforts 17 October
- China's Manned Space Mission 16 October
- Visit to Thailand for APEC 16 October
- Joint media release: Sustaining Australia's Future through Education, 14 October
- Australian Government announces major package to combat people trafficking 13 October
- ASIS Changes to Help Campaign Against Terrorism 12 October
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the European Communities, Belgium and Luxembourg 9 October
- Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Samoa 9 October
- Australia-EU Presidency Consultations 3 October
- Visit to the Holy See 3 October
- Joint media release: Working Holiday Arrangement with Italy Benefits Australians 2 October
September
- Australia Updates Pacific Neighbours On Solomon Islands 28 September
- Australia Airs Concerns About Zimbabwe 28 September
- Amina Lawal Acquitted - Spared Death By Stoning 26 September
- Australia Continues To Lead In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS 22 September
- Visit to The United States and Italy 20 September
- Joint Statement Between The Papua New Guinea Minister For Foreign Affairs And Immigration RT Hon. Rabbie Namaliu, KCMG MP And The Australian Minister For Foreign Affairs Hon. Alexander Downer MP 18 September
- $500,000 For International Red Cross In Burma 17 September
- Visit To Papua New Guinea 16 September
- Iraq: JIC Assessment 13 September
- Death of Swedish Foreign Minister 11 September
- Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General In Guangzhou 11 September
- Campaign to Promote Travel Advisories 7 September
- Proliferation Security Initiative: Paris Meeting 6 September
- Joint media release: International Counter-Terrorism Exercise 5 September
- Joint media release: New Measures To Assist Asean Countries 4 September
- Cambodian Elections: Parliamentary Observers Report 4 September
- Maoists Urged To Resume Nepal Peace Talks 3 September
August
- Management Of Chemicals 29 August
- Australia And India Sign Counter-Terrorism MOU 28 August
- Bombings In Mumbai 26 August
- Australia Welcomes Further NZ Deployment To Solomon Islands 25 August
- Australia And East Timor Sign Counter-Terrorism Arrangement 25 August
- Australia Launches East Timor Policing Initiative 25 August
- Second Australia–Indonesia–East Timor Ministerial Meeting 24 August
- Launch Of Council For Australian-Arab Relations 20 August
- Visit By Iraqi Governing Council Member A First 20 August
- Suicide Bombing In Jerusalem 20August
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador For Counter-Terrorism 14 August
- 100 Days On - A Brighter Future for Iraq 9 August
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador To Croatia. 6 August
- Solomon Islands Visit. 1 August
July
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador For People Smuggling Issues 30 July
- Australia and Vietnam Sign Consular Agreement 29 July
- New UN Peace-Keeping Commander for East Timor 29 July
- Australia China Human Rights Dialogue 28 July
- Progress in Bougainville Weapons Disposal Process 25 July
- Visit To Solomon Islands 25 July
- Visit To Singapore And Vietnam 25 July
- Special Coordinator To Solomon Islands 22 July
- Renewed call for Aung San Suu Kyi's release 22 July
- Delegation to visit Washington for talks on David Hicks 19 July
- Joint media release: Another People Smuggler to Face Australian Courts 18 July
- Australia's Overseas Diplomatic Network Enhanced 18 July
- Australia welcomes passage of legislation in Solomon Islands 17 July
- Reappointment of Special Envoy for Cyprus 17 July
- Diplomatic Corps To Visit Northern Queensland 14 July
- Australia Welcomes Formation of Iraqi Governing Council 14 July
- Solomon Islands Parliament Supports Australia's Offer 11 July
- Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador To Israel 4 July
- David Hicks Eligible For US Military Commission Trial 4 July
- New Measures to Enhance Security of Passport Issuing Process 4 July
- Australia Supports the Representation of Small States at the World Trade Organisation 2 July
- Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador To Denmark 2 July
- “Ancient Future” Showcases Australian Culture in Japan 1 July
June
- Foreign Ministers Sign Agreement on Bougainville Transition Team 30 June
- Canadian Press Claims of 26 June Incorrect 28 June
- Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue 27 June
- Australia to Host Meeting on Weapons of Mass Destruction 26 June
- Australia-New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 26 June
- Talks On Solomon Islands 25 June
- Australian to Be UN Police Commissioner in East Timor 21 June
- Australia and Cambodia Strengthen Relations During Visit To Phnom Penh 20 June
- Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador To Cambodia 19 June
- Award For A Lifetime Of Service 19 June
- Further Australian Contribution To Khmer Rouge Tribunal 19 June
- Labor deliberately untruthful and misleading over Bali 19 June
- Joint release: Australia Supports Agricultural Research in Africa 19 June
- Australia And Cambodia Sign Counter-Terrorism Agreement 18 June
- Bali Terrorist Attack 17 June
- Visit To Cambodia For Asean Regional Forum 16 June
- Further Steps To Prevent The Financing Of Terrorism 16 June
- Bougainville Transition Team 12 June
- Charter For Safe Travel Keeps Australian Travellers Informed 11 June
- The Australia Group: Strengthening Measures to Prevent the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction 6 June
- Visit to Burma by UNSG Special Envoy 5 June
- Terrorism fallout strategies 5 June
- Australia Leads the Way on Passport Biometrics 4 June
- Regional Experts to Meet on Terrorism 2 June
- Downer calls for release of Aung San Suu Kyi 2 June
May
- Australian detained in Egypt 29 May
- Diplomatic appointment:High Commissioner to Fiji 29 May
- Iraq (Reconstruction and Repeal of Sanctions) Regulations 28 May
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Spain 28 May
- Australian Foreign Minister to Visit Iran 26 May
- Adoption of Security Council resolution on post-conflict Iraq 23 May
- Co-operation to Combat Terrorism in the Pacific 17 May
- Labor Wrong on Government Properties Overseas 15 May
- Budget -2004 - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Trade 13 May
- Australian Mission to Reopen in Baghdad 13 May
- Funding for International Centre of Excellence for Asia Pacific Studies 13 May
- Australia's Aid Budget: Promoting Regional Setability, Security and Economic Growth 13 May
- Expansion of Australia's Secure Diplomatic Communications Network 13 May
- Australia's Contribution to the International Criminal Court 13 May
- Continuation of Australia's Temporary Presence in Nauru 13 May
- Helping Australians to Travel Safely 13 May
- Further Funding for Research in Passport Biometrics 13 May
- People smuggler likely to face charges in Australia 10 May
- Downer to visit Japan, UK, Iraq and its neighbours 10 May
- Australia welcomes positive trend in India-Pakistan relations 7 May
- Diplomatic appointment: Iraq 2 May
- Diplomatic appointment: High Commissioner to New Zealand 2 May
- Release of the Road Map to Peace 1 May
April
- Second Regional Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime, 30 April
- Bali Memorial Garden opening, 28 April
- Second Regional Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime, 28 April
- Australian to take lead role in reconstruction of Iraqi agriculture sector 22 April
- Australia Welcomes Three-Party on North Korea 17 April
- Australia - European Commission Ministerial Consultations 16 April
- Australia to Be Represented at Tallil Meeting 15 April
- Visit by EU External Relations Commissioner 15 April
- Six Months since Bali Atrocity 12 April
- Joint release: Timor Sea Treaty enters into force 2 April
March
- Visit to the United States 31 March
- Australia Condemns Kashmir Massacre 27 March
- Brutality Against Zimbabwe Opposition Condemned 26 March
- Celebration of Trans-Tasman Relations 25 March
- Cooperation to Save the Malayan Sun Bear 25 March
- Appointment of Palestinian Prime Minister 21 March
- Appointment: Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism 20 March
- Breakthrough in Khmer Rouge Tribunal Negotiations 19 March
- Expulsion of Iraqi Embassy Staff From Australia 18 March
- Safety of Australians in the Middle East 17 March
- Road Map to Peace in Middle East 17 March
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Portugal 13 March
- Government Disappointed Cyprus Talks Unsuccessful 13 March
- The Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Forum 11 March
- Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Forum 10 March
- Australia-Fiji Bilateral Talks 7 March
- Counter-Terrorism Package 7 March
- Joint release: $50 Billion Timor Sea Projects To Go Ahead 5 March
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Burma 5 March
- Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Malta 5 March
- Australia and the Philippines Sign Counter-Terrorism Agreement 4 March
February
- Global Landmine Stockpiles Destroyed 28 February
- Australian to Head Review of On-Site Inspection Program 28 February
- 30th Anniversary of Relations with Vietnam 26 February
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Austria 25 February
- Visit to the Republic of Korea 23 February
- UN Security Council to Consider North Korea's Nuclear Non-Compliance 13 February
- Joint release: Advancing the National Interest 12 February
- Joint release: Australia Helps Developing Countries With Trade Negotiations 12 February
- Nepal Ceasefire Agreement 3 February
January
- Australia's Special Envoy for Cyprus to Continue His Important Work 24 January
- Visit to Davos, Brussels, Berlin and Paris 23 January
- Passport Replacement for Canberra Bushfire Victims 22 January
- Travel Advisories 22 January
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Indonesia 21 January
- Australia Elected Vice Chair of Human Rights Commission 21 January
- Council for Australian-Arab Relations 15 January
- Joint release: Asia Pacific School of Diplomacy to Train the Leaders of Tomorrow 13 January
- Australia to Send Senior Envoy to Pyongyang 10 January