Media releases

2023

May

5th Australia-Malaysia Annual Foreign Ministers' Meeting
5 May 2023
Passing of Allan Gyngell AO
3 May 2023
Joint Communiqué of the 13th Meeting of the Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee
1 May 2023
Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee
1 May 2023

April

Visit to New Caledonia and Tuvalu
19 April 2023
Appointment of Australian High Commissioners and Ambassadors
18 April 2023
Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna
18 April 2023
High Commissioner to Kiribati
18 April 2023
High Commissioner to Singapore
18 April 2023
Ambassador to the Netherlands
18 April 2023
Step forward to resolve barley dispute with China
11 April 2023
Escalating violence in Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Lebanon
9 April 2023

March

Detention of Cheng Lei
31 March 2023
Targeted Sanctions in response to Human Rights violations in Iran and Iranian support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
20 March 2023
ICAO Council Decision on Jurisdiction in MH17 legal proceedings
18 March 2023
South Australia to deliver nuclear-powered submarine build
14 March 2023
Centre for Australia-India Relations CEO
10 March 2023
Further support for Vanuatu's cyclone response
10 March 2023
Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers on the Situation for Women and Girls in Afghanistan on International Women’s Day
9 March 2023
Ambassador for First Nations People
7 March 2023
Historic global agreement reached on the high seas
6 March 2023
HMAS Canberra to deploy to Vanuatu
5 March 2023
Meeting with China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Qin Gang
4 March 2023
Assistance to Vanuatu
3 March 2023
Joint Statement: Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, New Delhi
3 March 2023

February

Visit to Malaysia and India
27 February 2023
Australia’s Disaster Response Team returns from Türkiye
25 February 2023
Nomination of Judge Hilary Charlesworth for re-election to the International Court of Justice
24 February 2023
Australia stands with Ukraine with additional military support and sanctions
24 February 2023
Investing in a stronger, healthy region
23 February 2023
Launch of the Maitri Cultural Partnerships
21 February 2023
Visit to Kiribati, Fiji and the Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders’ Meeting
20 February 2023
29th Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum Joint Communiqué
Canberra, Australia
17 February 2023
Australian disaster experts to be deployed to assist New Zealand emergency
17 February 2023
Pacific Engagement Visa: Strengthening ties with the Pacific family
16 February 2023
Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum
16 February 2023
Additional humanitarian assistance to Türkiye and Syria
15 February 2023
Humanitarian Assistance to fight Global Hunger
11 February 2023
The Bali Process Eighth Ministerial Conference, Co-Chairs’ Statement
11 February 2023
Joint Statement on the Eighth Australia-Indonesia Foreign and Defence Ministers’ 2+2 Meeting
10 February 2023
Eighth Bali Process Ministerial Conference in Adelaide
9 February 2023
Suspension of the Joint Investigation into the downing of Flight MH17
9 February 2023
Disaster Assistance Response Team for Türkiye
8 February 2023
Centre for Australia-India Relations Chair
7 February 2023
Humanitarian assistance in response to earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
7 February 2023
Government delivers on expanding the Pacific workforce - six months early
2 February 2023
Targeted sanctions in response to human rights violations in Myanmar and Iran
1 February 2023

January

Second France-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations
30 January 2023
Visit to France, Belgium and the United Kingdom
29 January 2023
Australia condemns terrorist attack in Jerusalem
28 January 2023
High Commissioner to South Africa
28 January 2023
50th Anniversary Of Australia’s Ratification of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
23 January 2023
Australia signs new social security agreement with Serbia
21 January 2023
Detention of Dr Yang Jun
19 January 2023
Senator Jim Molan AO DSC
17 January 2023

2022

December

Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers on the Taliban’s Ban on Afghan Women Working for National and International NGOs
28 December 2022
Ambassador to Japan
22 December 2022
Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers on Taliban Decision to Ban Women from Universities
22 December 2022
Meeting with China’s State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi
21 December 2022
Australia-China Foreign and Strategic Dialogue Joint Outcomes Statement
21 December 2022
Ambassador to the United States
20 December 2022
Appointment of Australian Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul-General
20 December 2022
High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago
20 December 2022
Ambassador to Israel
20 December 2022
Ambassador to Croatia
20 December 2022
High Commissioner to the Cook Islands
20 December 2022
Ambassador for Human Rights
20 December 2022
Ambassador for Gender Equality
20 December 2022
Ambassador to Zimbabwe
20 December 2022
Ambassador to Brazil
20 December 2022
Consul-General in New York
20 December 2022
Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and the People’s Republic of China
19 December 2022
Record support for global moratorium on the death penalty at the UN
16 December 2022
Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand on the Execution of Protesters in Iran
16 December 2022
Vanuatu and Australia sign Bilateral Security Agreement
13 December 2022
25th Anniversary of key nuclear non-proliferation agreement
12 December 2022
Bipartisan visit to Vanuatu, The Federated States of Micronesia and Palau
11 December 2022
Targeted sanctions in response to Iranian and Russian human rights violations and invasion of Ukraine
10 December 2022
Tenth Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations
9 December 2022
Joint Statement Through the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse on Standing with the Women and Girls of Iran
9 December 2022
Appointment of ASIS Director-General
9 December 2022
Opening of Australian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland
9 December 2022
Visit to the United States and Japan
3 December 2022
Australia–Aotearoa New Zealand Foreign Minister Consultations
2 December 2022

November

World Trade Organization Director-General visits Australia
22 November 2022
Appointment of Ambassadors, High Commissioner and Consul-General
20 November 2022
Ambassador to Switzerland
20 November 2022
Consul-General in Guangzhou
20 November 2022
Ambassador to Cambodia
20 November 2022
High Commissioner to Solomon Islands
20 November 2022
Professor Sean Turnell
18 November 2022
Delivery of verdicts in MH17 trials in the Netherlands
18 November 2022
Counter-terrorism financing sanctions review
11 November 2022
Independent Review into the Afghan Locally Engaged Employee program
10 November 2022
Humanitarian support to Myanmar and Bangladesh
10 November 2022
Australia’s International Climate Engagement
5 November 2022

October

Second delivery of FMD vaccines arrive in Indonesia
31 October 2022
Visit to Brunei Darussalam and Thailand
30 October 2022
Australia advances responsible action in space
27 October 2022
Making Australia stronger and more influential in a contested world
25 October 2022

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