Media releases

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
Qantas to operate Palau Paradise Express
16 October 2024
Negotiations to begin for an Australia-Mongolia Social Security Agreement
16 October 2024
Australia’s new Humanitarian Policy
16 October 2024
Targeted sanctions in response to Iran's destabilising actions
15 October 2024
Humanitarian assistance to Myanmar
14 October 2024
Resumption of live rock lobster trade with China
10 October 2024
Assisted-departure flights for Australians in Lebanon
4 October 2024
Cyber sanctions imposed on Russian citizens for cybercrime
2 October 2024

September

Humanitarian Assistance to Lebanon
28 September 2024
Action against Afghanistan over violations of human rights of women and girls
26 September 2024
Additional humanitarian assistance for Gaza and the West Bank
23 September 2024
Joint statement towards a new declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel
23 September 2024
Visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly high level week
22 September 2024
Expanded support to address priority health needs in the region
19 September 2024
Joint statement two years after Mahsa Zhina Amini’s death
17 September 2024

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