Media releases

2014

August

Updated travel advice for Liberia and Sierra Leone
1 August 2014

July

Ukranian Parliament endorses recovery mission
31 July 2014
Australia to host AUSMIN in Sydney
29 July 2014
Australian humanitarian assistance for Gaza
28 July 2014
Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of MIKTA concerning the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
27 July 2014
Visit to the Netherlands and Ukraine
24 July 2014
UN Security Council resolution on the downing of flight MH17
22 July 2014
Condolences for MH17 victims, families and AIDS 2014 delegates
18 July 2014
Australia launches Global Trade Facility
17 July 2014
Australia condemns rejection of Gaza ceasefire
17 July 2014
Australia responds to Typhoon Rammasun
17 July 2014
Increasing women's leadership in the Pacific
16 July 2014
Resignation of William Hague as UK Foreign Secretary
15 July 2014
UNSC resolution on humanitarian action in Syria
15 July 2014
Protecting women from forced labour in South East Asia
14 July 2014
Warning to Australians in Israel and the Palestinian Territories
12 July 2014
Australia welcomes Chair for Australia–Japan Studies
10 July 2014
Education focus in Burma and Laos
5 July 2014
Australia’s support for peace and prosperity in Burma
5 July 2014
Australia condemns continued violence
3 July 2014
Australia extends transport safety assistance to Indonesia
3 July 2014
Supporting justice and human rights in Cambodia
2 July 2014
Continuing our disaster relief support for the Philippines
1 July 2014
Australia condemns violence in Middle East
1 July 2014

June

First official visit to Burma and Laos
30 June 2014
UNSC sanctions against Boko Haram
28 June 2014
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
28 June 2014
Ramadan message
27 June 2014
Providing education for developing nations
27 June 2014
New Colombo Plan scholars announced
25 June 2014
Opening the inaugural Australia-Mexico Dialogue
25 June 2014
New generation of Australian passports released
25 June 2014
Fiji-Australia: Enhancing Bilateral Engagement
24 June 2014
Australia signs the Marrakesh Treaty
24 June 2014
Sanctions in support of Ukraine commence
19 June 2014
Meeting with Islamic and Arab countries
19 June 2014
Australia responds to humanitarian crisis in Iraq
19 June 2014
The new aid paradigm
18 June 2014
Voting concludes in Afghan Presidential election
16 June 2014
Condemnation of ISIL attacks in Iraq
12 June 2014
Ambassador Beazley to stay in United States
12 June 2014
Australia supports action against forced labour
12 June 2014
5th Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations
12 June 2014
Support for Solomon Islands infrastructure following the floods
12 June 2014
Fifth Australia-Japan Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations
10 June 2014
Global action to stop sexual violence in conflict
6 June 2014
Investing in our region’s emerging leaders
5 June 2014
Australia-Indonesia Institute celebrates 25 years of building people-to-people links
4 June 2014
Australia condemns Syria’s Presidential election
4 June 2014
Ambassador to Greece
3 June 2014
Australia ratifies the Arms Trade Treaty
3 June 2014
Australia calls on Sudan to stop executions
3 June 2014
Australia and United Kingdom partner to prevent sexual violence in conflict
2 June 2014
$100 Million for Polio eradication and routine immunisations
1 June 2014

May

Australia's response to Thailand's coup
31 May 2014
Australia’s commitment to tackle environmental challenges in the region
30 May 2014
Australia supports response to flooding in the Balkans
26 May 2014
Presidential election in Ukraine
26 May 2014
Military coup in Thailand
23 May 2014
Australia Welcomes UN Listing of Boko Haram as a Terrorist Organisation
23 May 2014
Further sanctions to support Ukraine
21 May 2014
Funds for food crisis in South Sudan
20 May 2014
Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism
18 May 2014
New Colombo Plan Patron announced
16 May 2014
One thousand students head to the region under New Colombo Plan pilot
16 May 2014
Appointment of Australia-India Council Chairman
16 May 2014
Advice to Australians attending the 2014 FIFA World Cup
16 May 2014
Appointment of new Director-General of Security and nomination of new Australian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO
15 May 2014
$300,000 for special monitoring mission in Ukraine
15 May 2014
2014-15 Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio Budget
13 May 2014
WIPO Director General
9 May 2014
Supporting children’s literacy in Papua New Guinea
9 May 2014
Training midwives in PNG will save women’s lives
8 May 2014
Visit to Papua New Guinea
8 May 2014
Australia teams up with PNG to tackle education
8 May 2014
Australia condemns recent terrorist attacks in Nigeria
6 May 2014
Appointment to the Australia-China Council Board
5 May 2014
Diplomatic Corps visit to Western Australia
1 May 2014

April

Australian appointment - United Nations Under-Secretary-General of Safety and Security
30 April 2014
Australia condemns violence in South Sudan
28 April 2014
Foreign Minister Awards 2014 Sadlier-Stokes Prize
25 April 2014
Strong and enduring ties with France
24 April 2014
Foreign Minister’s visit to Jordan and Lebanon
23 April 2014
Australia provides $20 million for children affected by Syrian crisis
21 April 2014
Australia and the EU sign declaration to strengthen development cooperation
17 April 2014
Australia celebrates 40 years of ties with ASEAN
16 April 2014
Joint Communiqué of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia (MIKTA)
14 April 2014
Australia sends medical doctors to the Solomons
14 April 2014
Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey and Australia to meet
14 April 2014
Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) Meeting in Hiroshima
13 April 2014
Australian support for South Sudan
12 April 2014
Hiroshima Nuclear Non-Proliferation Meeting
11 April 2014
Further engagement with China
9 April 2014
Australia announces $3 million assistance package for Solomon Islands flooding
8 April 2014
Violence in Rakhine State Burma
6 April 2014
Australia responds to Solomon Islands flooding
5 April 2014
Elizabeth O'Neill Award Recipients Announced
4 April 2014
WA students benefiting under the New Colombo Plan
4 April 2014
Australian appointment - Deputy Secretary-General Commonwealth Secretariat
1 April 2014

March

Australia lifts Fiji travel restrictions
31 March 2014

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