2010 Media Releases
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
- 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
February
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