Media releases

2026

October

Commission for International Agricultural Research appointments
16 October 2026
Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom on the Postponement of Palestinian Elections
13 October 2026
Statement on Robert Pether
12 October 2026
Strengthening cooperation with Palau
12 October 2026
Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers regarding RAF Fairford and Iran State Threats.
12 October 2026
Joint statement on support for the International Criminal Court (ICC)
9 October 2026
Schoolies: celebrating overseas safely
9 October 2026
Recovery and resilience package for Nepal
8 October 2026
Australia backs stronger coastlines and communities in the Pacific
7 October 2026
Counter-terrorism financing sanctions re-listings
3 October 2026
Inaugural Australia-Japan Leadership Dialogue
2 October 2026

September

Australia ratifies landmark ocean treaty
24 September 2026
Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel achieves historic support
24 September 2026
Australia to renominate for IMO Council
24 September 2026
UN Press Stakeout Statement – Maritime Security
24 September 2026
Agreement on long-term support and cooperation between Australia and Ukraine
24 September 2026
Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers and high-level representatives of Australia, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom
22 September 2026
Australia chairs MIKTA Meeting on UNGA sidelines
21 September 2026
Joint Statement on the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel and Humanitarian Action from Misinformation, Disinformation and Harmful Narratives
21 September 2026
MIKTA Vision Statement
21 September 2026
Australia launches bid for United Nations Security Council seat
21 September 2026
Appointment of Ambassadors, High Commissioner and Consul-General
21 September 2026
Ambassador to Egypt
21 September 2026
Consul-General in New York.
21 September 2026
High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea
21 September 2026
Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
21 September 2026
Visit to California and New York
18 September 2026
ASEAN-Australia Joint Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia
17 September 2026
25th commemoration of September 11
11 September 2026
Australia deploys drone specialists as part of expanded Nepal response
3 September 2026
Australia-Korea Foundation Grants and Visiting Professor of Australian Studies
2 September 2026
Landmark six-nation partnership delivers East Micronesia Cable
1 September 2026
75 years of ANZUS
1 September 2026

August

Additional humanitarian support for Nepal
30 August 2026
Joint Statement on the Tenth Australia-Indonesia Foreign and Defence Ministers’ 2+2 Meeting
29 August 2026
Australia’s response to Nepal-China floods
28 August 2026
Building Australia’s Asia capability
26 August 2026
Australia–Indonesia Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting
26 August 2026
Centre for Australia-India Relations board appointments
25 August 2026
Stronger safeguards for Foreign Arrangements
20 August 2026
Statement on Israel closing investigation on strikes against World Central Kitchen
20 August 2026
Five years since the fall of Kabul
15 August 2026
Deepening Australia and Vietnam's economic partnership
11 August 2026
Strengthening defence and security ties with Vietnam
11 August 2026
Council for Australian-Arab Relations Grant outcomes
7 August 2026
All Pacific Islands Forum members now connected by undersea cables
7 August 2026
Visit to Fiji for the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting
6 August 2026

July

Australia provides firefighting support to France
31 July 2026
Joint Communiqué of the 15th Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee Meeting
27 July 2026
Australia and Singapore sign landmark Protocol on Economic Resilience and Essential Supplies
27 July 2026
Middle East travel advice
24 July 2026
Joint Press Release on Cooperation with ASEAN by the Quad Foreign Ministers
22 July 2026
Australian support for Palestinian recovery, reform and peacebuilding
21 July 2026
Visit to the Philippines for ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
20 July 2026
Laos methanol developments
17 July 2026
Strengthening cooperation on defence and security with India
9 July 2026
Australia and Fiji sign historic Vuvale Union and Ocean of Peace Alliance
6 July 2026
Appointment of Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul-General
5 July 2026
Ambassador to Croatia
5 July 2026
High Commissioner to Ghana
5 July 2026
Consul-General in Makassar
5 July 2026
Ambassador to Kuwait
5 July 2026
Ambassador to Mexico
5 July 2026
High Commissioner to Nauru
5 July 2026
Ambassador to Thailand
5 July 2026
Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
5 July 2026
Visit to Fiji and Solomon Islands
3 July 2026
Humanitarian assistance in response to earthquakes in Venezuela
2 July 2026
Strengthening and streamlining Australia’s Foreign Arrangements framework
1 July 2026

June

Vanuatu and Australia sign Nakamal Agreement
29 June 2026
Middle East travel advice
17 June 2026
Strengthening Australia-Japan ties on 50th anniversary of treaty
16 June 2026
Agreement by the United States and Iran
15 June 2026
Joint announcement on the International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine
11 June 2026
Joint Statement by the Foreign Minister of Australia and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom on Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
11 June 2026
Joint statement on Iranian State Threats and HAYI-claimed attacks
10 June 2026
Joint Statement from UK and Australia on the Australia–UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) June 2026
10 June 2026
Joint Statement between France and Australia: upgrading the Australia–France Roadmap: A Framework for Strategic Cooperation
9 June 2026
Joint statement on human rights sanctions in response to escalating settler violence in the West Bank
9 June 2026
Joint media statement – Australia-Germany 2+2 Ministerial Consultations
8 June 2026
Visit to Europe and the United Kingdom
7 June 2026
Joint statement on situation between Hezbollah and Israel
6 June 2026
Further sanctions on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
6 June 2026
Support for global response to Ebola
4 June 2026
Further human rights sanctions in response to escalating settler violence in the West Bank
2 June 2026

May

Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Joint Statement
26 May 2026
Factsheet: Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi (May 2026)
26 May 2026
Quad critical minerals initiative Framework among The United States, Japan, Australia, and India
26 May 2026
Quad Statement on Indo-Pacific Energy Security
26 May 2026
Australia and Japan enhancing Diplomatic links
26 May 2026
Strengthening Tonga’s connectivity: Second International Undersea Cable complete
26 May 2026
Visit to India
25 May 2026
Australia-Indonesia Institute grant outcomes
22 May 2026
ASEAN-Australia Centre new grants recipients
22 May 2026
Albanese Labor Government helps secure more jet fuel and fertiliser
19 May 2026
Investing in our region, resilience and security
12 May 2026
Autonomous sanctions targeting Iran’s campaign of oppression and destabilisation
12 May 2026
New counter-terrorism financing sanctions
8 May 2026
Australia and Fiji ratify Pacific Resilience Facility Treaty
6 May 2026
Strengthening Asian language education
5 May 2026

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