Media releases
July 2008
- Joint Statement: Foreign Ministers of Australia and Thailand, 4 July
- Australia-Thailand Institute Made Permanent, 4 July
- Thai-Australia Partnerships Provide Assistance to the Needy, 4 July
- Australia Helping Vietnam Fight Corruption, 1 July
- Australia to Help Improve Reliability of Mekong Rural Electricity Supplies, 1 July
- Australia and the EU Sign Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement, 1 July
June 2008
- Foreign Minister to Visit Vietnam and Thailand, 30 June
- Government Agrees to Acting High Commissioner for Fiji, 30 June
- Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Iran, 30 June
- Australia to Participate in Shanghai World Expo 2010, 29 June
- DPRK Declaration of Nuclear Programs, 27 June
- Trilateral Strategic Dialogue: Joint Statement, 27 June
- Trilateral Strategic Dialogue with Japan and the United States, 25 June
- Zimbabwe: Opposition withdrawal from presidential poll, 23 June
- Australia-India Foreign Ministers Framework Dialogue, 23 June
- Visit to Australia by the Indian Minister for External Affairs, 22 June
- Australia Increases Response to China's Earthquake, 20 June
- Meeting with United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, 19 June
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand, 16 June
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Argentina, 16 June
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Iraq, 16 June
- Australia pledges $250 million in further assistance for Afghanistan, 12 June
- Death of Joseph Kabui, President of the Autonomous Government of Bougainville, 7 June
- Australian Food Assistance to Pakistan, Zimbabwe and North Korea, 6 June
- Bombing of Danish Embassy in Islamabad, 2 June
- Foreign Minister's Travel to Italy, The Vatican and the United Kingdom, 2 - 7 June, 2 June
May 2008
- Diplomatic Appointment - Consul-General in Shanghai, 30 May
- Diplomatic Appointment - Consul-General, Ho Chi Minh City, 30 May
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Poland, 30 May
- Fifth Anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), 28 May
- Australia Regrets Extended Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, 28 May
- $4.5 Million to Assist Global Efforts on Deforestation, 26 May
- Bob McMullan to Represent Australia at UN-ASEAN Conference in Rangoon, 24 May
- Australia Welcomes Agreement on Lebanon, 22 May
- Fiji: Threats to High Commission Staff, 20 May
- Further Australian Response to China's Earthquake, 20 May
- Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions, 20 May
- Re-engagement with United Nations on Torture, 17 May
- Australian Emergency Relief for China Earthquake, 16 May
- Burma referendum and humanitarian assistance, 16 May
- Threats to Australian High Commissioner and his staff, 15 May
- Robb Wrong on DFAT Staff, 15 May
- Australian Selected for UN Position, 14 May
- Australia Welcomes Pakistan's Re-Admission to the Councils of the Commonwealth, 14 May
- Australia Condemns Bombings in Jaipur, 14 May
- Delivering on Election Commitments - Budget 2008-09, 13 May
- Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio - Budget 2008-09, 13 May
- Shanghai World Expo 2010 - Australia's Participation, 13 May
- 2008-09 International Development Assistance Budget, 13 May
- China Earthquake, 13 May
- Australian Government Urges Countries to Bring the Ban on Nuclear Testing into Force, 12 May
- Australia Increases Support for Burma Cyclone Victims, 11 May
- Travel Advice for Lebanon, 9 May
- Burma: Cyclone Nargis, 9 May
- Australian Assistance for Victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma, 7 May
- Foreign Minister to Visit Hong Kong, Republic of Korea and Japan, 4 May
- Government Welcomes Convention on Disabilities, 3 May
- Australia To Take Action Against Torture, 2 May
- Burma, 2 May
- Deportation of Evan Hannah from Fiji, 2 May
- Deportation of an Australian from Fiji, 1 May
- Burma: Constitutional referendum, 1 May
- $30 Million for the Emergency Appeal by the World Food Programme, 1 May
April 2008
- Human rights abuses in Zimbabwe signal need for arms moratorium, 30 April
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Russia, 30 April
- Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Cyprus, 30 April
- Dialogue on Tibet welcome, 26 April
- Travel to Papua New Guinea, 22-25 April 2008, 22 April
- Return of Japanese Whaling Fleet to Port, 15 April
- Zimbabwe Elections, 15 April
- Australia Welcomes Holding of Watershed Elections in Nepal, 11 April
- Australia Condemns Killing of Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister, 7 April
- Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Burma, 4 April
- Australia to Send Observers to Nepal’s Elections, 4 April
- Australia Marks Mine Action Day with Funding for Further Landmine Clearance in Afghanistan, 4 April (AusAID)
- Australia to Help Peace-building and Disaster Management in East Timor, 4 April (AusAID)
March 2008
- Comment on Abu Bakar Bashir, 24 March
- Continuing Violence in Tibet, 20 March
- Scholarships support emerging leaders in Indonesia and PNG, 18 March
- Situation in Tibet, 15 March
- Appointment of UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, 12 March
- Cricket Australia Postpones Tour, 11 March
- Incident in the Southern Ocean - Update, 7 March
- Incident in the Southern Ocean, 7 March
- Sentence of the Melasti three, 6 March
- Statement by Australia to the Human Rights Council: Seventh Session, 5 March 2008, 6 March
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Egypt, 6 March
- IN2OZ an Open Invitation to Enjoy Australian Creativity, 6 March
- Further UNSC Resolution on Iran's Nuclear Activities, 4 March
- Situation in Gaza and southern Israel, 3 March
- Incident in the Southern Ocean, 3 March
February 2008
- Australia Welcomes Power Sharing Agreement in Kenya, 29 February
- Completion of the Mission of the Oceanic Viking, 28 February
- 35th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations With Vietnam, 26 February
- Outcomes of Visit to Solomon Islands, 22 February
- Call for Restraint in the Southern Ocean, 22 February
- Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations 2008, 22 February
- Travel to Solomon Islands, 20 February
- Australia Recognises the Republic of Kosovo, 19 February
- Extension of the Torres Strait Mining Moratorium, 12 February
- Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General in Chicago, 11 February
- Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General in Hong Kong, 8 February
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to The Netherlands, 8 February
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Greece, 8 February
- New Government in Thailand, 7 February
- Enhancing Security Cooperation with Indonesia, 7 February
- Visit to Australia by Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr Hassan Wirajuda, 6 February
- Australia welcomes new support for the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 5 February
- Australia condemns suicide attack in Dimona, 5 February
- Visit to Australia by Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, 4 February
- New Tax Treaty Signed with Japan, 1 February
January 2008
- Continuing Crisis in Kenya, 30 January
- Travel to the United States and Japan, 23 January
- Assistance for Bangladeshi communities affected by Cyclone Sidr, 23 January
- Thai Parliamentary Elections, 22 January
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the Philippines, 22 January
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Afghanistan, 22 January
- Australia lifts visa restrictions for Solomon Islands MPs, 21 January
- Incident in the Southern Ocean, 16 January
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Budget Savings, 15 January
- Attack on the Serena Hotel, Kabul, 15 January
- Japan – Passage of New Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law, 12 January
- Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Ghana, 10 January
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to France, 10 January
- Australian humanitarian aid for Kenya, 6 January
- Australia concerned at recent developments in Sri Lanka, 6 January
- Violence in Kenya, 4 January
- Action on Japanese ‘scientific whaling’, 4 January
- Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, 29 December
- Australia welcomes suspension of Humpback whaling by Japan, 22 December
- 35th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with China, 21 December
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 21 December
- Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 21 December
- Australia acts to stop whaling, 19 December
- Appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs, 29 November
Archived media releases from former Ministers for Foreign Affairs
