Media releases

2018

April

Use of chemical weapons in Syria
9 April 2018
Visit to Vanuatu with The Prince of Wales
6 April 2018
26th Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum
6 April 2018
Humanitarian assistance to Yemen
3 April 2018

March

Response to Russian expulsion of diplomats
31 March 2018
Young leaders to help shape future of Commonwealth
29 March 2018
Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva
29 March 2018
Australian medical staff deploy to Papua New Guinea
28 March 2018
Response to Nerve Agent Attack
27 March 2018
Australia to attend Expo 2020 Dubai
25 March 2018
Additional humanitarian assistance to Tonga
23 March 2018
Opening of new buildings at the Pacific Leadership and Governance Precinct
22 March 2018
Visit to Tonga
22 March 2018
Building links in the Pacific through schools partnerships
21 March 2018
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
20 March 2018
Humanitarian assistance to Papua New Guinea
20 March 2018
ASEAN-Australia Counter-Trafficking
19 March 2018
Visit to Papua New Guinea
19 March 2018
ASEAN-Australia collaboration on smart and sustainable city development
18 March 2018
Strengthening ASEAN-Australia Education Exchange
17 March 2018
Strengthening ASEAN-Australia Economic Integration and Infrastructure Cooperation
17 March 2018
Boosting Indonesia-Australia maritime cooperation
16 March 2018
Joint Statement on the Fifth Indonesia-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministers 2+2 Meeting
16 March 2018
Nerve agent attack in UK
15 March 2018
Australia seeks International Communication Union Council Re-election
12 March 2018
Humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan
9 March 2018
Statement on North Korea
9 March 2018
Australia and Timor-Leste sign maritime boundary treaty
7 March 2018
Further humanitarian support to Papua New Guinea
7 March 2018
Pop up embassy opens in Estonia
7 March 2018
Humanitarian assistance to Somalia
6 March 2018
Australia and Timor-Leste sign historic maritime boundary treaty
6 March 2018
Visit to the United States
4 March 2018
Re-declaration of Mosul District, Iraq
2 March 2018
Attack involving Australian Embassy vehicles in Kabul
2 March 2018
New campaign to tackle orphanage tourism
1 March 2018
Labour mobility and the Northern Australia Worker Pilot Program
1 March 2018
Humanitarian assistance to Papua New Guinea
1 March 2018

February

Papua New Guinea earthquake
28 February 2018
Australian students to gain language skills through New Colombo Plan
28 February 2018
Ambassador to Indonesia
27 February 2018
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research launches 10-year strategy
26 February 2018
Australia to support power restoration in Tonga
22 February 2018
Foreign Minister lists terrorist groups
21 February 2018
Governor General to Deliver Australia’s National Statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council
21 February 2018
Visit to the United Kingdom, Hungary and Slovenia
16 February 2018
Additional humanitarian assistance to Tonga and Samoa
16 February 2018
Australian support for stabilisation efforts in Iraq
14 February 2018
Australian humanitarian assistance to Tonga
13 February 2018
Visit to Kuwait for Meeting of the Coalition to Defeat ISIL
11 February 2018
Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the EU and NATO
6 February 2018
Visit to New Zealand
5 February 2018
Global Partnership for Education
2 February 2018

January

Kabul attack
28 January 2018
G’Day USA
25 January 2018
Humanitarian assistance to the Philippines
24 January 2018
Assistance to combat diphtheria outbreak in Rohingya camps
18 January 2018
Humanitarian assistance to The Philippines
17 January 2018
Australia-ASEAN Emerging Leaders Program
12 January 2018
High Commissioner to New Zealand
11 January 2018
Ambassador to Iraq
10 January 2018
Ambassador to Zimbabwe
8 January 2018
Consul-General in Guangzhou
5 January 2018
Ambassador to Timor-Leste
4 January 2018
Grants to support ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in 2018
3 January 2018
Australia commences term on Human Rights Council
1 January 2018

2017

December

Australia welcomes new United Nations Security Council resolution against North Korea
23 December 2017
Consul-General in Honolulu
22 December 2017
Smartraveller grants support safe travel initiatives
22 December 2017
Australian medical team to assess disease outbreak in Bangladesh
21 December 2017
Celebrating 45 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Australia and China
21 December 2017
Attributing the ‘WannaCry’ ramsomware to North Korea
20 December 2017
Tips for safe and healthy holiday travel overseas
15 December 2017
Humanitarian assistance to Indonesia
15 December 2017
Ratification of OPCAT caps year of significant human rights achievements for Turnbull Government
15 December 2017
New Colombo Plan Business Champions
14 December 2017
Winners of the MIKTA Education in Emergencies Challenge
14 December 2017
Tough new laws on child sex tourism take effect
13 December 2017
Recruiting a new generation of intelligence officers
12 December 2017
International Human Rights Day
10 December 2017
Promoting the economic interests of Indigenous Australian businesses overseas
8 December 2017
Australia joins International Solar Alliance
6 December 2017
Applications open for the 2018 Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award
4 December 2017
Nomination of Ms Rosemary Kayess to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
3 December 2017
Australia elected to Category B of International Maritime Organization Council
2 December 2017
G'Day USA 2018 program announced
1 December 2017

November

High Commissioner to Canada
30 November 2017
Travel to Al-Raqqa removed from the Criminal Code Act
29 November 2017
North Korean ballistic missile test
29 November 2017
Ambassador to Lao People’s Democratic Republic
28 November 2017
High Commissioner to Nauru
27 November 2017
2018 New Colombo Plan Scholars
27 November 2017
Joint statement of the Foreign Ministers of Australia and Italy
27 November 2017
Egyptian mosque attack
25 November 2017
Consul-General in Chennai
24 November 2017
Celebrating 45 years of Australia-China relations
24 November 2017
Opportunity, Security, Strength: The 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper
23 November 2017
High Commissioner to Samoa
22 November 2017
Zimbabwe
22 November 2017
Delivering development outcomes through business partnerships
21 November 2017

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