Media releases

2025

July

High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
6 July 2025
Ambassador to Türkiye
6 July 2025
Council for Australian-Arab Relations grants round
4 July 2025
Joint statement from the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Washington
1 July 2025

June

Visit to the United States
30 June 2025
Australia-Indonesia Institute grant outcomes
28 June 2025
Strengthening access to lifesaving vaccines
27 June 2025
Australia to boost support for Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in Solomon Islands
26 June 2025
Australia deepens collaboration with NATO and takes further action to hold Russia to account
25 June 2025
Australian Embassy in Tehran
20 June 2025
Australia imposes sanctions on Russian shadow fleet vessels
18 June 2025
Additional humanitarian funding to meet urgent medical and nutrition needs in Gaza
13 June 2025
Supporting stronger relationships in the Pacific through the opening of the Falepili Mobility Pathway ballot
11 June 2025
Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom on measures targeting Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich
10 June 2025

May

Adoption of World Health Organization Pandemic Agreement
21 May 2025
Joint donor statement on humanitarian aid to Gaza
19 May 2025
Visit to Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu
19 May 2025
Sentencing of Oscar Jenkins
17 May 2025
Russia responsible for downing of Flight MH17
13 May 2025

April

Further humanitarian assistance to Myanmar
2 April 2025

March

Humanitarian assistance to Myanmar
30 March 2025
Additional humanitarian support for Gaza, Myanmar and Afghan women and girls
28 March 2025
Steve Waugh appointed to Centre for Australia-India Relations Advisory Board
28 March 2025
Australians to benefit from streamlined travel arrangements to the US
27 March 2025
New safety push to protect young Australians overseas
24 March 2025
Australia-Japan Foundation grant recipients 2024-25
23 March 2025
Australia-Korea Foundation Board appointments and grants
23 March 2025
Visit by Foreign Minister, His Excellency Sugiono and high-level Indonesian business delegation to Australia
20 March 2025
Ambassador to Mongolia
9 March 2025
Appointment of High Commissioner and Ambassadors
9 March 2025
Ambassador to Ireland
9 March 2025
Ambassador to Vietnam
9 March 2025
High Commissioner to Kiribati
9 March 2025
Investing in Asian-Australian representation
4 March 2025
ASEAN-Australia Centre grants and BRIDGE School Partnerships
3 March 2025

February

Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs to China
28 February 2025
Boosting Australia's economic ties with India
26 February 2025
Three years on, Australia stands with Ukraine
24 February 2025
National Foundation for Australia-China Relations grants and board appointments
20 February 2025
Visit to G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in South Africa
19 February 2025
Australia-Indonesia Institute board appointments
17 February 2025
Appointment of High Commissioners and Ambassadors
16 February 2025
High Commissioner to the Cook Islands
16 February 2025
High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji
16 February 2025
Ambassador to the Holy See
16 February 2025
High Commissioner to New Zealand
16 February 2025
Ambassador to Palau
16 February 2025
High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea
16 February 2025
Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva
16 February 2025
Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism
16 February 2025
40th anniversary of the Torres Strait Treaty
15 February 2025
Women foreign ministers’ statement on the ongoing and systematic violations of human rights in Afghanistan
15 February 2025
Supporting Papua New Guinea's maritime infrastructure growth
15 February 2025
Further cyber sanctions in response to Medibank Private cyberattack
12 February 2025
Asean-Australia Centre Advisory Board Chair appointment
9 February 2025
Dr Yang Jun
5 February 2025
New counter-terrorism financing sanctions
3 February 2025

January

Australian produce in high demand for Lunar New Year Celebrations in China
29 January 2025
Joint Statement by the Quad Foreign Ministers
22 January 2025
Visit to Poland
22 January 2025
Visit to the United States
18 January 2025
Appointment of Ambassadors and Consul-General
17 January 2025
Ambassador to Belgium
17 January 2025
Ambassador to Serbia
17 January 2025
Consul-General in Lae
17 January 2025
Middle East ceasefire and hostage deal
16 January 2025
Additional support for Vanuatu earthquake recovery
11 January 2025

2024

December

Joint Statement from the Quad Foreign Ministers Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Quad Cooperation
31 December 2024
Reports of an Australian citizen detained by Russia
23 December 2024
Appointment of High Commissioners and Ambassadors
23 December 2024
Ambassador to Ethiopia
23 December 2024
High Commissioner to Brunei
23 December 2024
High Commissioner to Bangladesh
23 December 2024
Ambassador to Indonesia
23 December 2024
High Commissioner to Nauru
23 December 2024
Additional assistance in response to Vanuatu earthquake
22 December 2024
Effective Immediately- Live Rock Lobster to China to restart
20 December 2024
Australia bolsters support for Ukraine
18 December 2024
Update on Australia’s response to Vanuatu earthquake
18 December 2024
Australia’s response to Vanuatu earthquake
17 December 2024
Statement on Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) December 2024
17 December 2024
Joint statement from Foreign Ministers condemning DPRK-Russia cooperation
16 December 2024
Return home of five Australians
15 December 2024
14th Australia – United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations
15 December 2024
Australia–Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
11 December 2024
Nauru-Australia Treaty
9 December 2024
Joint Statement on Australia–New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (ANZMIN)
6 December 2024
Visit to New Zealand for Australia–New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Consultations
5 December 2024
Visit to Malaysia for the annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
4 December 2024
6th Malaysia-Australia Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
4 December 2024
14th Meeting of the Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee in Singapore
3 December 2024
Investing in Southeast Asia's clean energy transition
3 December 2024
Final Chinese trade impediments on red meat establishments lifted
3 December 2024
Visit to Singapore for the Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee
2 December 2024

November

Humanitarian assistance to the Philippines
30 November 2024
New strategy to promote and protect the rights of people with disability in the Indo-Pacific and beyond
28 November 2024
Launch of ASEAN-Australia Centre to strengthen Southeast Asia ties
27 November 2024
Additional humanitarian assistance to Sudan
27 November 2024
Lebanon ceasefire
27 November 2024
Sentencing of Mr Gordon Ng
19 November 2024

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