2010 Media releases

Kevin Rudd

December

Australia-United States Agreement on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. 22 December 2010
Diplomatic Appointment — High Commissioner to Samoa. 22 December 2010
Diplomatic Appointment — Ambassador to Laos. 22 December 2010
Diplomatic Appointment — Ambassador to Burma. 20 December 2010
Australia Americas Awards. 18 December 2010
Cooperation with Chile on mine disasters and climate change. 18 December 2010
Australia commits to deeper engagement with Latin America. 16 December 2010
Visit to Brazil by Kevin Rudd, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs – Joint Declaration. 15 December 2010
Australia and New Zealand agree on strategy for whaling legal case. 15 December 2010
Australian assistance to Palestinians. 14 December 2010
Australia strengthens Jordan ties. 12 December 2010
Joint statement by the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia and His Excellency, Mr Nasser Judeh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 12 December 2010
Statement on Attack in Sweden. 12 December 2010
Joint statement on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Australia-Egypt relations. 11 December 2010
Joint statement on Whaling and Safety at Sea. 11 December 2010
Joint statement on Australia-Arab Relations. 10 December 2010
Australia supports justice and democracy in Indonesia. 9 December 2010
Strengthening Australia's climate change partnership with Indonesia. 9 December 2010
Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Brazil. 8 December 2010
Australia joins fight to combat cholera in Haiti. 7 December 2010
Foreign Minister's visit to Indonesia, the Middle East and South America. 7 December 2010
Diplomatic appointment - Federated States of Micronesia. 7 December 2010
International Volunteer Day. 5 December 2010
Australian aid improving the lives of people with disability. 3 December 2010

November

New facility boosts eye health in the Pacific. 29 November 2010
Appointment of Director General Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office. 29 November 2010
Foreign Minister to visit United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan and Bahrain. 29 November 2010
Journalism Award Fosters Indonesian-Australian Relationship. 26 November 2010
Working together to end violence across Asia and the Pacific 25 November 2010
Joint Statement on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. 23 November 2010
Australia Network for the future. 23 November 2010
Australian Help for Burma following Cyclone Giri. 20 November 2010
Additional Support for PNG Cholera Response. 19 November 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to East Timor. 17 November 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Vanuatu. 17 November 2010
Australia provides assistance to Sudan Referendum. 16 November 2010
Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness. 16 November 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Mauritius. 15 November 2010
Release of Aung San Suu Kyi. 14 November 2010
Australia provides support to PNG to tackle Cholera Outbreak. 13 November 2010
Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner to Tonga. 11 November 2010
Diplomatic Appointment – Consul-General to Bali. 11 November 2010
Ministers to attend APEC meeting in Yokohama. 9 November 2010
AUSMIN 2010 Joint Communiqué. 8 November 2010
Australia and the United States partnership to address violence against women globally. 6 November 2010
Australia and United States – an enduring partnership. 6 November 2010
The Melbourne Statement. 6 November 2010
Australia condemns terrorist attack on Our Lady of Salvation Church, Baghdad. 2 November 2010

October

Foreign Minister marks end of the largest ever showcase of Australia overseas. 31 October 2010
Keeping women safe in war - 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. 31 October 2010
Statement on Burma elections. 31 October 2010
Australia welcomes outcomes of East Timor adviser review. 30 October 2010
Foreign Minister to visit China and Republic of Korea. 29 October 2010
Introduction of legislation to ban cluster munitions. 27 October 2010
Australian Medical Task Force completes initial aid mission in Pakistan. 23 October 2010
AUSMIN - 8 November 2010. 23 October 2010
Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Zimbabwe. 22 October 2010
A permanent home for Australia's Embassy to the Holy See. 16 October 2010
Opening of the Australian Athletics Centre of Olenis - Greece. 16 October 2010
Una Notte Australiana at the Vatican Museum. 15 October 2010
Australia welcomes outcomes of PNG adviser review. 14 October 2010
Successful Chile mine rescue. 14 October 2010
Australia participates in the Republic of Korea’s Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). 13 October 2010
Appointment of Special Envoys. 12 October 2010
Foreign Minister to visit Japan and Europe. 12 October 2010
Visit to the Holy See for the Canonisation of Blessed Mary MacKillop. 8 October 2010
Australia re-opens its embassy in Lima, Peru. 8 October 2010
Australia increases its aid to help save children's lives in the developing world. 7 October 2010
Australia increases support in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. 6 October 2010
Australia Welcomes US Senate's Agreement to Ratify Australia-US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty. 1 October 2010
Ecuador: state of emergency. 1 October 2010
Creation of Australian Civilian Corps. 1 October 2010

September

Strengthening Australia's Autonomous Sanctions Regime. 30 September 2010
Australian aid saving the lives of more women and children. 22 September 2010
Social Security Agreement signed with the Slovak Republic. 22 September 2010
AUSMIN 2010. 18 September 2010
Australia's Pakistan flood relief now totals $75 million. 17 September 2010
Visit to Washington and New York by Foreign Minister Rudd. 13 September 2010

Steven Smith

September

Sanctions against Iran. 10 September 2010
Consular Appointment - Consul-General in Milan. 8 September 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Nauru. 8 September 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Lebanon. 8 September 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Turkey. 8 September 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the African Union and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. 8 September 2010
Japan announces new sanctions against Iran. 3 September 2010
Plane crash in Papua New Guinea. 3 September 2010
Australian re-elected to UN disabilities committee. 2 September 2010
Australia's trade surplus continues in July. 2 September 2010
Plane crash in Papua New Guinea. 2 September 2010

August

Plane crash in Papua New Guinea. 31 August 2010
Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner to Kenya. 31 August 2010
Civilian medical personnel deployed to Pakistan. 31 August 2010
Australian medical help arrives in Pakistan. 25 August 2010
Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Indonesia. 25 August 2010
Australia welcomes direct peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. 24 August 2010
Australian Government deploys medical task force to Pakistan. 22 August 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand. 18 August 2010
Australia commits an additional $24 million to Pakistan flood relief. 17 August 2010
Anniversary of the Kokoda Air Crash. 11 August 2010
Arrest of Abu Bakar Ba’asyir. 10 August 2010
Australia to Appeal WTO Apples Decision. Joint media release: Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Minister for Sustainable Population Tony Burke MP and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Stephen Smith. 10 August 2010
Further Australian Assistance for Pakistan. 7 August 2010
Australia next Vice Chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation. 7 August 2010
Visit to Vanuatu for the Pacific Islands Forum. 5 August 2010
Australia Supports Maternal and Child Health in the Pacific. 5 August 2010
Pacific Partnerships for Development and Security Partnerships signed at Pacific Islands Forum. 4 August 2010
Australian assistance to Pakistan following devastating floods. 2 August 2010
Visit to Vanuatu for the Pacific Islands Forum. 1 August 2010

July

Australia Imposes New Broad-Ranging Sanctions Against Iran. 29 July 2010
Australia Welcomes New European Union Sanctions Against Iran. 27 July 2010
Judgement by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. 26 July 2010
International Conference on Afghanistan. 20 July 2010
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Nigeria. 19 July 2010
Visit to Indonesia. 15 July 2010
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Peru. 14 July 2010
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Cambodia. 14 July 2010
Baroness Valerie Amos appointment to United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. 14 July 2010
Visit to Indonesia. 14 July 2010
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Indonesia. 11 July 2010
UNSC President's Statement on Cheonan Sinking. 10 July 2010
Council on Australia Latin America Relations: Appointment of new Executive Committee Members. 9 July 2010
Joint statement: Papua New Guinea-Australia Bilateral meeting. 7-8 July 2010
Australia provides $50 million to PNG churches. 8 July 2010
Visit to Papua New Guinea. Joint media release. 8 July 2010
Michael Kirby to join Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group. 8 July 2010
Visit to Papua New Guinea. 7 July 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - Consul-General in Mumbai. 6 July 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - Consul-General in Chennai. 6 July 2010
Trade surplus increases to $1.6 billion. 6 July 2010
Attack in Pakistan. 6 July 2010
Australia nominates to be Vice Chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation. 6 July 2010
Australia welcomes the establishment of UN Women. Joint media release. 3 July 2010
Initial maximum payment under Export Market Development Grants scheme for 2009–10 grant year. 1 July 2010
Australia-PNG LNG Ministerial Meeting. 1 July 2010

June

Young Australian volunteers for Asia, the Pacific and Africa. 30 June 2010
Visit to Australia by the Foreign Minister of Ghana. 30 June 2010
Meeting with New Zealand's Trade Minister. 30 June 2010
Release of Gilad Shalit. 25 June 2010
Director of the Centre for Democratic Institutions. 25 June 2010
Inaugural NGO Human Rights Forum. 23 June 2010
Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Serbia. 23 June 2010
Meeting with East Timor's Foreign Minister Zacarias da Costa. 23 June 2010
Ministers welcome new arrangements in Uruzgan Province. 23 June 2010
Australian Civilian Corps. 23 June 2010
Australia Takes Action Against Illicit Small Arms And Light Weapons. 19 June 2010
Visit to Perth by Singapore’s Foreign Minister George Yeo. 19 June 2010
Australian International Broadcasting Service: Request for Industry Submissions. 18 June 2010
Australia provides $1 million to the Kyrgyz Republic. 18 June 2010
Mike Kelly and Stephen Smith visit Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence. 17 June 2010
Australia helps child victims of armed conflict. 17 June 2010
Visit to Australia by Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo. 16 June 2010
Australia's framework for law and justice engagement with the Pacific. Joint media release: Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith. 15 June 2010
New Autonomous Sanctions Against Iran. 15 June 2010
New offences for International Criminal Court. Joint media release: Foreign Minister Stephen Smith and Attorney-General Robert McClelland. 12 June 2010
Staying safe at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. 11 June 2010
Iran - UN Security Council Resolution. 10 June 2010
Visit to Australia by Foreign Minister of Cuba. 8 June 2010
Australia commits $2 million to strengthen investment and supply chains in APEC region. Joint media release: Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade and Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs. 6 June 2010
Australia welcomes certification of Iraqi election results. 3 June 2010
Successful NPT Review Conference: Joint Statement by Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia and Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan. 2 June 2010

May

Visit to Auckland for Ministerial Contact Group meeting on Fiji. 31 May 2010
Successful NPT Review Conference. 30 May 2010
Visit to Auckland for the Pacific Islands Forum Ministerial Contact Group meeting on Fiji. 30 May 2010
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. 29 May 2010
Government initiates legal action against Japanese whaling. Joint media release: Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Peter Garrett MP, Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts, Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General. 28 May 2010
New Bill to strengthen Australia's autonomous sanctions regime. 26 May 2010
Making Australia's aid program more effective: PNG-Australia Aid Treaty Review. 24 May 2010
Visit to Japan. 20 May 2010
Successful 2+2 Australia-Japan Meeting of Foreign and Defence Ministers. 19 May 2010
Third Australia-Japan Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministerial Consultations. 17 May 2010
Visit to Shanghai World Expo. 17 May 2010
John Scanlon appointed Secretary-General of CITES. 15 May 2010
Australia’s Engagement at the 8th Session of the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group. 14 May 2010
Australia Supports Burundi Elections. 12 May 2010
Strengthening Australia's National Security Capacity. (Joint Release) 11 May 2010
2010-11 Budget: New Funding for Passports and Consular Awareness. 11 May 2010
2010-11 International Development Assistance Budget. 11 May 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Italy. 10 May 2010
Visit to Dominica to attend the Caribbean Community Foreign Ministers' Meeting. 6 May 2010
Visit to New York to attend the NPT Review Conference. 5 May 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Malaysia. 5 May 2010
Agreement with the United States on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy. 5 May 2010
Australian Government's response to the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND) Report. 3 May 2010
Visit of the Director-General of UNESCO. 3 May 2010
Visit to New York and Dominica. 2 May 2010

April

First Australian Indigenous woman elected to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. 30 April 2010
Australia to accede to international cybercrime convention. 30 April 2010
Securency International Pty Ltd - Question on notice. 29 April 2010
Presentation of the Sadlier-Stokes Scholarship. 25 April 2010
France-Australia Museum representative awarded Order of Australia medal. 25 April 2010
Visit to Russian Federation. 22 April 2010
Australia and Russia: Closer education ties. 22 April 2010
Australia and Russia: Enhancing our Agricultural Cooperation. 22 April 2010
Visit to the Russian Federation. 21 April 2010
Reaffirming our commitment to international human rights obligations. 21 April 2010
Australia welcomes New Zealand's support for Indigenous rights. 20 April 2010
Australia will help Africa boost food security. 14 April 2010
Changes to Australia's immigration processing system. 9 April 2010
Release of the United States' Nuclear Posture Review. 7 April 2010
Meeting with Indian Minister of Human Resource Development. 6 April 2010
Australia commits a further $9 million to rebuilding Haiti. 5 April 2010
Reducing the threat of landmines and cluster munitions. 4 April 2010
Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Denmark. 1 April 2010
Australia welcomes Amnesty International report on the death penalty. 1 April 2010

March

Australia Welcomes New US-Russia Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. 27 March 2010
Australia Welcomes UK Legislation Banning Cluster Munitions. 27 March 2010
Interim ferry service to commence in Tonga. 26 March 2010
Australia-Japan Joint Package on Nuclear Disarmament. 24 March 2010
Further assistance to Zimbabwe. 19 March 2010
Australia's commitment to the Pacific Islands Forum. 18 March 2010
Australia-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. Joint media release - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Resources and Energy. 18 March 2010
Fulbright Professional Scholarship in Australia-United States Alliance Studies. 18 March 2010
Visit to Australia by the Colombian Foreign Minister. 18 March 2010
Australian assistance to Fiji following Cyclone Tomas. 17 March 2010
Australia's Antarctic gateway to host the 35th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in 2012. 16 March 2010
Engagement with Africa. 16 March 2010
Visit to Australia by New Caledonian delegation. 9 March 2010
Australian passports. 9 March 2010
Australia increases support for women in conflict situations - joint media release - Minister for the Status of Women and Minister for Foreign Affairs. 8 March 2010
Australian Foreign Minister meets Indian Prime Minister Singh. 4 March 2010
Australian Foreign Minister meets Indian Minister for External Affairs Krishna. 3 March 2010
Australian Foreign Minister welcomes progress on Commonwealth Games venues. 3 March 2010
Australian Assistance to Chile. 2 March 2010
Visit to Australia by the President of Botswana. 1 March 2010
Appointment of World Trade Organization Ambassador - joint media release - Minister for Trade and Minister for Foreign Affairs. 1 March 2010

February

Visit to India. 28 February 2010
Ambassador for People Smuggling Isues. 28 February 2010
Securing Australia, Protecting Our Community - joint media release - Prime Minister, Attorney General and Minister for Foreign Affairs. 23 February 2010
Joint Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia Topic: "Towards a World without Nuclear Weapons". 21 February 2010
Celebration of 100 years of diplomacy with the UK. 18 February 2010
Visit to Austria. 17 February 2010
Meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim. 17 February 2010
Joint Statement, Bratislava, Slovak Republic - Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia - Miroslav Lajcák, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovak Republic. 17 February 2010
Australia to host United Nations Conference on global health. 17 February 2010
Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Australia. 17 February 2010
Visit to Spain. 17 February 2010
Visit to Spain, Austria and Slovakia and commemoration of 100 years of diplomacy with the UK. 14 February 2010
Diplomatic appointment Ambassador to the United Nations - Geneva. 12 February 2010
First Anniversary of Zimbabwe's Inclusive Government. 11 February 2010
International Patience Over Iran’s Nuclear Intentions Running Out. 8 February 2010
Australian Arts receive $500,000 to make a mark on the world stage. 4 February 2010
UAE Foreign Minister visit to Australia. 4 February 2010
Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Israel. 3 February 2010
New Zealand Foreign Minister to visit Canberra. 3 February 2010

January

Australian assistance to Mongolia. 31 January 2010
Visit to South Africa. 26 January 2010
Visit to Botswana. 25 January 2010
London Conference on Afghanistan. 24 January 2010
Visit to Botswana and South Africa. 24 January 2010
Australian Air Traffic Controllers to assist in Haiti. 23 January 2010
Australia increases emergency assistance to Haiti. 19 January 2010
Retirement of Bob McMullan. 19 January 2010
Australian Assistance to Haiti. 14 January 2010
AUSMIN 2010. 14 January 2010
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Nauru. 12 January 2010
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea. 12 January 2010
AUSMIN 2010. 7 January 2010
Australian Assistance to Solomon Islands. 6 January 2010

Previous media releases

2009, 2008, 2007

Previous media releases from Foreign Minister Stephen Smith for the years 2009,2008 and 2007.