Media releases

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
Australia contributes $50 million for loss and damage from climate change
19 November 2024
$125 million to support the Pacific’s renewable energy transition
16 November 2024
Turbocharging Climate Action: new program to drive Indo-Pacific’s Net Zero Push
15 November 2024
Visit to Peru to attend APEC Ministerial Meeting
13 November 2024
Innovative Indo-Pacific NGO Accelerator to boost development projects
8 November 2024
G7 and Partners Foreign Ministers Statement: 5 November 2024
5 November 2024
ASEAN-Australia Centre inaugural Advisory Board appointments
5 November 2024
Visit to Australia by India’s Minister for External Affairs
5 November 2024
Board appointments to foundations for relations with China and Japan
2 November 2024

October

Australia joins global conventions to protect workers’ rights and safety
30 October 2024
Additional humanitarian assistance to Lebanon
25 October 2024
Bolstering Food Security in Africa
24 October 2024
Appointment of High Commissioners and Ambassadors
23 October 2024
High Commissioner to Niue
23 October 2024
High Commissioner to Tuvalu
23 October 2024
High Commissioner to Canada
23 October 2024
Ambassador to France
23 October 2024
Ambassador to Italy
23 October 2024
New monitoring team for violations of UN sanctions on North Korea
17 October 2024
Australia-Vietnam Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Economic Partnership Meeting
17 October 2024

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