The 2019-20 Consular State of Play is a snapshot of the consular assistance provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Australians overseas during the last financial year.

The Australian Government continues to prioritise helping vulnerable Australians overseas to return and will provide a further 20 commercial flights from locations around the world.

New faces in Australian energy like innovative Australian business Power Ledger are accessing our global network as Australia is fast becoming the hub for world-class clean energy investments and exports.

The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, and the United States Secretary of State, have released a joint statement on arrests in Hong Kong.