Media releases

2026

May

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
Visit to Fiji
5 May 2026
Australia - Japan leadership dialogue
4 May 2026
Cyber partnership with Japan
4 May 2026
Enhanced defence and security cooperation with Japan
4 May 2026
Expanding cooperation on critical minerals with Japan
4 May 2026
Strengthening energy security with Japan
4 May 2026
Deepening economic security with Japan
4 May 2026

April

Australia-ROK joint statement on Energy Security
30 April 2026
Australia-Republic of Korea (ROK) joint statement on Energy Resource Security
30 April 2026
Visit to Japan, China and the Republic of Korea
27 April 2026
Protocol on economic resilience and essential supplies
17 April 2026
Securing more fertiliser for Australian farmers
17 April 2026
Joint Statement – Lebanon – Latest Developments
15 April 2026
Senator Trish Crossin AM
14 April 2026
Visit to Brunei and Malaysia
13 April 2026
Supporting the Response to Tropical Cyclone Maila
12 April 2026
Joint statement on the protection of aid workers in Lebanon
9 April 2026
Middle East Ceasefire
8 April 2026
MIKTA Statement on the Attack Against Indonesian UNIFIL Peacekeepers
5 April 2026
Meeting on the Strait of Hormuz
3 April 2026
Two years since the death of Zomi Frankcom
1 April 2026

March

Joint Statement on Lebanon
31 March 2026
Australia passes High Seas Biodiversity legislation
31 March 2026
Joint Statement by Australia, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom
31 March 2026
More than 10,000 Australians return safely from Middle East
31 March 2026
Appointment of Consuls-General
29 March 2026
Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City
29 March 2026
Consul-General in Kolkata
29 March 2026
Consul-General in Guangzhou
29 March 2026
Australia-European Union Security and Defence Partnership
24 March 2026
Strengthening our partnership with the Federated States of Micronesia
24 March 2026
Further humanitarian assistance for Lebanon
21 March 2026
Joint Statement Australia–New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations 2+2
17 March 2026
Australia-New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (ANZMIN 2+2)
17 March 2026
Assisting Australians return home amid ongoing travel disruptions
11 March 2026
Australia to provide defensive military assistance to Gulf
10 March 2026
Timor-Leste tunes into PacificAus TV
6 March 2026
Australians should be prepared for travel disruptions
2 March 2026

February

Statement on Iran
28 February 2026
Elizabeth O'Neill Journalism Award 2025-26
27 February 2026
Australia welcomes decision to host pre-COP in Fiji and Tuvalu
26 February 2026
Visit to Samoa and Niue
24 February 2026
Australia’s steadfast support for Ukraine four years on
24 February 2026
Unsuccessful appeal of Gordon Ng
23 February 2026
Joint Ministerial Statement on Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Operations in Sudan
18 February 2026
Special Envoy on methanol deaths in Laos
12 February 2026
Sentencing of Jimmy Lai
9 February 2026
Appointment of High Commissioner and Ambassadors
8 February 2026
Ambassador to Israel
8 February 2026
Ambassador to Ukraine
8 February 2026
High Commissioner to Singapore
8 February 2026
Ambassador to Lebanon
8 February 2026
Australia and Indonesia sign historic security treaty
7 February 2026
Visit to Indonesia
5 February 2026
Delivering critical infrastructure in the Pacific: Tuvalu harbours upgraded
5 February 2026
Australia–Germany Foreign Ministers’ Joint Statement
5 February 2026
Dr Yang Jun
5 February 2026
Australia one step closer to ratifying landmark High Seas Biodiversity Treaty
4 February 2026
Visit to Australia by Germany’s Foreign Minister
4 February 2026
Australia deepens cooperation with the Republic of the Marshall Islands
3 February 2026
National Foundation for Australia-China Relations grants and board appointments
3 February 2026
Targeted sanctions in response to brutal repression of protests in Iran
3 February 2026
Statement marking five years since the military coup in Myanmar
1 February 2026

January

Humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan
29 January 2026
Strengthening partnerships with Pacific Island Leaders
27 January 2026
Ambassador to the United States
25 January 2026
Australia delivers additional energy support to Ukraine
23 January 2026
Australia’s Ambassador to the United States of America
13 January 2026
Joint statement on the situation in Iran
10 January 2026

2025

December

Building young Australians' Asia capability through the New Colombo Plan
10 December 2025
Joint Fact Sheet on Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2025
9 December 2025
Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations
7 December 2025
World-first Afghanistan autonomous sanctions framework and sanctions on Taliban 'ministers’
6 December 2025
Australia commits over $14 million to support Indo-Pacific disaster response
4 December 2025
Australia stands with NATO partners in support of Ukraine
4 December 2025
Australia invests $50 million to strengthen disability rights across the Indo-Pacific
3 December 2025

November

Appointment of Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul-General
30 November 2025
Ambassador to Estonia
30 November 2025
Ambassador to Peru
30 November 2025
Consul-General in Noumea
30 November 2025
High Commissioner to Cyprus
30 November 2025
Ambassador to Nepal
30 November 2025
Ambassador to Argentina
30 November 2025
High Commissioner to Solomon Islands
30 November 2025
High Commissioner to Niue
30 November 2025
Ambassador for Global Health
30 November 2025
Special Envoy for International Human Rights
28 November 2025
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps listed as a state sponsor of terrorism
27 November 2025
Supporting Pacific governments to respond to HIV
27 November 2025
Australia expands support for Pacific gender-based violence response services
25 November 2025
COP to be hosted by Türkiye with Australia leading negotiations
23 November 2025
80th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Australia and Chile
22 November 2025
Sanctions imposed on Russian cybercrime service providers for malicious cyber activity
20 November 2025
Visit to India
19 November 2025

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