Media releases

2022

May

Further Russia and Belarus Sanctions
18 May 2022
Joint Statement of Foreign Ministers on increased restrictions on the human rights of Afghan women and girls
13 May 2022
Passing of PNG Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, the Hon Sam Basil, MP
12 May 2022
Attribution to Russia for malicious cyber activity against European networks
10 May 2022
Additional sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion
4 May 2022
Joint statement through the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse on World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2022

April

Additional Sanctions on Russia
22 April 2022
Joint Statement on Solomon Islands
19 April 2022
Additional sanctions on Russian state-owned enterprises
14 April 2022
Further Australian support for Tonga
9 April 2022
Supporting Food Security in Sri Lanka
8 April 2022
Australia and Vanuatu sign Pacific Fusion Centre MOU
8 April 2022
Cooperation with NATO's Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
7 April 2022
Further Russia Sanctions
7 April 2022
Australia-India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership grant recipients
5 April 2022
Australia ratifies International Forced Labour Protocol
5 April 2022
Luxury Exports Ban to Russia
5 April 2022
Visit to Belgium for NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting
4 April 2022
Australian support to Afghanistan
1 April 2022
Additional Support for Global COVID Vaccine Access
1 April 2022

March

Statement on Cheng Lei
31 March 2022
High Commissioner to New Zealand
31 March 2022
Supporting Australian labour mobility opportunities for Papua New Guinea
31 March 2022
Australia to impose tariff increases on all imports from Russia
31 March 2022
2022-23 Budget: Investing in a strong future, advancing our national interests and supporting regional prosperity
29 March 2022
Australia's first Magnitsky-style sanctions
29 March 2022
Australia and the UK work together to get vital aid to Ukraine
28 March 2022
Vietnam joins the Australian Agriculture Visa Program
28 March 2022
A Joint Statement on Armed Forces Day in Myanmar
27 March 2022
Statement on the US Department of Justice indictment of cyber actors
26 March 2022
Statement on Ms Cheng Lei
26 March 2022
Sanctions response to North Korea's missile tests
25 March 2022
Joint Statement of Female Foreign Ministers on the occasion of the re-opening of schools in Afghanistan
25 March 2022
Statement on Solomon Islands
25 March 2022
International Engagement Strategy on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
25 March 2022
Australia places additional sanctions on Russia and Belarus
25 March 2022
Centre for Australia-India Relations
22 March 2022
Ambassador to Peru
21 March 2022
Ambassador to Lebanon
21 March 2022
New Consuls-General in key Canada, Brazil posts
21 March 2022
Additional support to Ukraine
20 March 2022
Inaugural Southeast Asia Dialogue of Women Leaders
18 March 2022
New sanctions on Russian banks and oligarchs
18 March 2022
Australia and the Netherlands initiate MH17 legal proceedings
14 March 2022
Australia joins the UK and US in sanctioning key Russian oligarchs
14 March 2022
Female Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Afghanistan
9 March 2022
Inaugural Southeast Asia Dialogue Of Women Leaders 2022
8 March 2022
Further sanctions on Russia
8 March 2022
Statement on Shane Warne
5 March 2022

February

Joint statement: Australia-Nauru cooperation on critical transport infrastructure
28 February 2022
Economic measures against Russia and lethal military equipment for Ukraine
28 February 2022
Strengthening Australia’s ties with Laos
27 February 2022
Statement on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
24 February 2022
Australia’s response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
23 February 2022
Australia condemns Russia’s unlawful moves on eastern Ukraine
22 February 2022
Bali Process Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
21 February 2022
Attribution to Russia of malicious cyber activity against Ukraine
20 February 2022
Visit to the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Poland, France, the Czech Republic and Laos
17 February 2022
Deployment of Royal Australian Air Force to support Solomon Islands COVID-19 response
14 February 2022
Strengthening our ties with India
14 February 2022
Strategic Investment in our Region’s Health Security
14 February 2022
Statement on Ukraine
13 February 2022
Joint Statement on the Inaugural India-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Cyber Framework Dialogue
12 February 2022
Quad Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
11 February 2022
High Commission in Maldives
11 February 2022
Enhancing engagement in the North East Indian Ocean
11 February 2022
Australia to host fourth Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
10 February 2022
Australia – Timor-Leste Foreign Ministers’ meeting
10 February 2022
Visit to Australia by Lithuanian Foreign Minister
9 February 2022
Joint statement of the Foreign Ministers of Australia and Lithuania
9 February 2022
Statement on Professor Sean Turnell
6 February 2022
Statement on North Korea missile launches
3 February 2022
Joint statement on the situation in Myanmar
1 February 2022
Statement on Myanmar coup anniversary
1 February 2022

January

Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation
31 January 2022
High Commissioner to Vanuatu
31 January 2022
Ambassador of Australia for Women and Girls
31 January 2022
Australian Representative in Ramallah
31 January 2022
High Commissioner to Niue
31 January 2022
High Commissioner to Brunei
31 January 2022
AUSMAT deployed to further support Solomon Islands COVID-19 response
29 January 2022
Further humanitarian support for Tonga
26 January 2022
Australian medical support to boost Solomon Islands COVID-19 response
23 January 2022
Papua New Guinea Port repairs and upgrades to improve trade, connectivity and commercial capacity
21 January 2022
AUKMIN 2022 Joint Statement
21 January 2022
UK and Australia team up to encourage – clean, reliable and transparent infrastructure investment in the Indo-Pacific
20 January 2022
RAAF C-17A flight with Australian supplies arrives in Tonga
20 January 2022
Statement on the UK-Australia Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership
20 January 2022
Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) 2022
19 January 2022
Australia to provide assistance to Tonga following volcanic eruption and tsunami
16 January 2022

2021

December

Australian support to the Philippines in the wake of Super Typhoon Rai
23 December 2021
Pacific Fusion Centre leadership
23 December 2021
MIKTA Foreign Ministers’ statement
21 December 2021
Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office Director-General appointment
21 December 2021
Joint Statement on Legislative Council elections
20 December 2021
Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City
20 December 2021
Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva
20 December 2021
High Commissioner to Canada
20 December 2021
Consul-General in Surabaya
20 December 2021
Ambassador to Timor-Leste
20 December 2021

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