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The department's Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure log contains documents released by the department to the FOI applicant as required under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
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All enquiries can be directed to the Freedom of Information Section by using the following contact details:
Email: foi@dfat.gov.au
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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The disclosure log has been operational since May 2011.
FOI disclosure log documents
- 1 Date that the FOI applicant was given access to a document under s11A.
- 2 A short summary of the FOI access request.
- 3 A short summary of the information provided under s11A.
FOI reference number Date of access FOI request Information published in the disclosure log [please provide a link to attached document]
FOI Reference number LEX11511
Date of access1
9 October 2024
FOI request2
Documents HI regarding the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994. Specifically, I seek all documents concerning the presence in Australia - known, suspected or alleged - of reported perpetrators of offences during the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994. These people are commonly referred to as offenders, perpetrators, suspects, genocidaires, or fugitive genocidaires.
I seek all documents generated, circulated or sent as correspondence within DFAT between 1 July 2023 and 1 July 2024. I also seek all documents received from other government agencies, foreign governments, external organisations and individuals, and all documents sent by the department externally between 1 July 2023 and 1 July 2024.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11475
Date of access1
4 October 2024
FOI request2
documents provided by the Department to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and her office regarding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency:
- Briefs provided to the Minister (7 October 2023 to 6 August 2024)
- Titles and dates of relevant meeting briefs provided (7 October 2023 to 6 August 2024)
- Ministerial submissions (7 October 2023 to 6 August 2024)
- Final versions of Question Time briefs provided for the two Parliamentary sitting days of 18 March 2024 and 12 August 2024.
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Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11443
Date of access1
27 September 2024
FOI request2
All material, including emails and policy documentation, relating to anomalous health events among Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio personnel, whether described as "Havana Syndrome" or otherwise.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11481
Date of access1
20 September 2024
FOI request2
On 29/11/2022 at 2:17 PM, an email was forwarded from DFAT to AGD. I request for access to:
- this email (forwarded on 29/11/2022 at 2:17 PM)
- The original email that was received in DFAT and later forwarded to AGD on 29/11/2022 at 2:17 PM
- The response that was received from AGD to the email which was forwarded to them on 29/11/2022 at 2:17 PM
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FOI Reference number LEX11338
Date of access1
20 September 2024
FOI request2
- Any briefings provided by DFAT to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (or her office) between 13 July 2024 and 16 July 2024 inclusive in relation to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on 13 July 2024 by Thomas Matthew Crooks
- Any briefings provided by DFAT to the Prime Minister (or his office) between 13 July 2024 and 16 July 2024 inclusive in relation to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on 13 July 2024 by Thomas Matthew Crooks
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FOI Reference number LEX11462
Date of access1
19 September 2024
FOI request2
Can you please supply the documents below related to Australia’s Delegation to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held in April 2023.
- Travel and accommodation invoices / receipts for Australia’s Delegation.
- List of the members of Australia’s Delegation.
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FOI Reference number LEX11523
Date of access1
17 September 2024
FOI request2
Documents showing receipt of payment of the invoice in LEX 11446 Documents (page 12) - $781,480.31 from Wau Holland Stifung to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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FOI Reference number LEX11108
Date of access1
16 September 2024
FOI request2
- All of the emails, messages or correspondence in which Modun Group and its representatives contacted the Australian Embassy in Beijing about the June 15, 2023 Socceroos match in Beijing, and all replies or forwards of those emails.
- All emails and attachments contained in the chain which contained the email dated Wednesday, 24 May 2023 2.26 PM with the subject “Re: Football Australia”
- All emails and attachments contained in the chain which contained the email dated Wednesday, 31 May 2023 10.30 AM with the subject “Update and Questions: Football Australia Visit and Match”
- All emails and attachments contained in the chain which contained the email dated Wednesday, 24 May 2023 5.56 PM with the subject “24 May meeting with Football Australia – (15 June) Australia v Argentina match in Beijing”
- All emails and attachments contained in the chain which contained the email dated Friday, May 19, 2023 10.29 with the subject “Info on Rainbow Investments Group”
- All emails and attachments contained in the chain which contained the email dated Monday 5 June 2023 4.35 PM with the subject “15 June – Kick-off activity, tickets”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11227
Date of access1
13 September 2024
FOI request2
AG Brandis stated in the senate estimates that he went to West Papua and spoke to human rights interlocutories…I LIKE A COPY OF THAT MINISTERIAL BRIEFING ON THE Trip / MATTER.
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FOI Reference number LEX11206
Date of access1
13 September 2024
FOI request2
“All electronic communications between DFAT and the Australian embassy in London on June 24 related to Julian Assange and/or his release and return to Australia.
I exclude media reporting on the issue where there is no associated commentary.
I limit this request to correspondence sent or received on 24 June only, London time.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11512
Date of access1
12 September 2024
FOI request2
All the email correspondence between Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs to foreign embassies reminding them to follow workplace laws in employing Australian citizens and permanent residents since January 2022 to the date of this request.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11497
Date of access1
12 September 2024
FOI request2
' … the invoice and documents relating to: Australia Awards Merchandise - Geared Up Culcha (Canberra), Printing and publishing equipment: GEARED UP CULCHA PTY LTD- AusTender Contract Notice: CN4082722.'
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FOI Reference number LEX11283
Date of access1
12 September 2024
FOI request2
'…documents related to travel, accommodation and registration for any Australian Delegates that attended the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference from 23 September 2022 to 16 October 2022 in Romania.'
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11468
Date of access1
11 September 2024
FOI request2
'… documents and invoices related to the Pride Party hosted in the Embassy of Australia in Washington D.C. in June 2024.'
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11460
Date of access1
9 September 2024
FOI request2
Any briefings provided to Opposition leader Peter Dutton and / or his office in relation to his trip to Israel in July this year and all correspondence between DFAT and Mr Dutton and / or his office related to that trip.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11445
Date of access1
9 September 2024
FOI request2
Correspondence between the department and Australia’s ambassador to the United States, former prime minister Kevin Rudd, regarding Ambassador Rudd’s attendance at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11397
Date of access1
5 September 2024
FOI request2
all invoices that made up Ambassador Kevin Rudd’s additional travel costs of $29,267.73 that was detailed in the Senate ‘RETURN TO ORDER FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS NO. 554’ dated 17 July 2024.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11147
Date of access1
5 September 2024
FOI request2
All reports, internal briefings, risk assessments prepared by DFAT pertaining to the 2021-2022 Indonesian Military campaign in Kiwirok, Highland Papua, Indonesia.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11457
Date of access1
4 September 2024
FOI request2
(1) the document delegating powers under s55 of the Australian Passports Act (1a) the Authorisations and Delegations instrument referred to above, including Schedule 1 of that instrument (2) documents showing which endorsements and observations have been made on such travel documents.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11252
Date of access1
3 September 2024
FOI request2
…all travel itineraries and documents related to costs incurred for all the overseas travel (flights, accommodation, ground travel, travel allowance) for First Nations Ambassador - Mr Justin Mohamed from 3rd April 2023 to 30 June 2024.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11225
Date of access1
2 September 2024
FOI request2
Invoice and any documents detailing the event, date, location and duration of the event services provided by Supplier: Ronald Besley Murray - Aus Tender Contract Notice: CN4063410.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11396
Date of access1
30 August 2024
FOI request2
‘… all invoices that made up the associated Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s costs of $55,402.51 that was detailed in the Senate ‘RETURN TO ORDER FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS NO. 554’ dated 17 July 2024, as part of the charter flight costs that conveyed Ambassador Kevin Rudd, High Commissioner Stephen Smith, Mr Julian Assange, and others from the United Kingdom to the Commonwealth of the Northen Mariana Islands and onto Australia.’
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11095
Date of access1
30 August 2024
FOI request2
Documents held by DFAT relating to the Minister for Social Services and the NDIS’ attendance at UN Conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP17) and the Ukraine Peace Conference, both held in June 2024, including all briefing material, full itinerary, costs of travel, list of officials and Ministerial staff who attended the conference, and any other related matters.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX1708
Date of access1
26 August 2024
FOI request2
1. All briefs for the 2017/2018 financial year prepared by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the Minister of Foreign Affairs which discuss oil/gas processing options for the Greater Sunrise oil and gas field (either onshore in Australia or in Timor-Leste).
2. Any cablegrams sent in 2019 from Australia’s Embassy in Timor-Leste to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which discuss oil/gas processing options for the Greater Sunrise oil and gas field (either onshore in Australia or in Timor-Leste).
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11444
Date of access1
23 August 2024
FOI request2
On the 10th of January 2024, the Minister for Foreign Affairs authorised the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated and Declared Persons—Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Amendment (No. 1) Instrument 2023.
The following documents are sought from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to this Legislative Instrument:
a) The complete Ministerial Submission to the Minister for Foreign Affairs seeking approval for the instrument.
b) Any supporting attachments/documents/information accompanying the Ministerial Submission.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11255
Date of access1
23 August 2024
FOI request2
DFAT briefings to the Foreign Minister, in the month of June 2024, that relate to the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including, but not limited to, casualties, hospitals and medical resources, disease outbreaks, water supply, food security and famine. The scope of this request is limited to substantive reporting and discussion of the above matters and does not include brief and/or incidental references to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11400
Date of access1
22 August 2024
FOI request2
All invoices that made up High Commissioner Stephen Smith’s additional travel costs of $17,807.39 that was detailed in the Senate ‘RETURN TO ORDER FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS NO. 554’ dated 17 July 2024, as part of the charter flight costs that conveyed High Commissioner Stephen Smith, Mr Julian Assange, and others from the United Kingdom to the Commonwealth of the Northen Mariana Islands and onto Australia.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11446
Date of access1
20 August 2024
FOI request2
The invoice for $781,480.30 and the Agreement for the Costs as detailed in the Senate ‘RETURN TO ORDER FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS NO. 554’ dated 17 July 2024, that was sent to the Wau Holland Foundation WHF who undertook to reimburse the cost of the charter flight (and related ground arrangements) that returned Mr Julian Assange to Australia, accompanied by High Commissioner Stephen Smith and Ambassador Kevin Rudd.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11310
Date of access1
20 August 2024
FOI request2
Documents related to travel, accommodation, and registration for the Canberra based staff who travelled to Dubai specifically to attend the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) from 28 November 2023 to 13 December 2023.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11293
Date of access1
20 August 2024
FOI request2
...invoice and any documents detailing the event, date, location and duration of the event services provided by Supplier: Ronald Besley Murray - AusTender Contract Notice: CN4065138, excluding communications directly with the supplier or his agents but including contracts and tax invoices generated as part of this transaction.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11102
Date of access1
14 August 2024
FOI request2
All documentation and briefing held by DFAT associated with the Morgan Ortagus and Scott Morrison interview held at the US Embassy in Washington DC.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11178
Date of access1
9 August 2024
FOI request2
‘ … documents and invoices related to the Embassy of Australia Awards Gala in Washington D.C. on 24 January 2024’.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11175
Date of access1
9 August 2024
FOI request2
‘ … documents and invoices related to the function hosted in the Residence of the Ambassador of Australia to the United States in Washington D.C. to mark the visit of ACTU secretary Sally McManus in May 2024.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11231
Date of access1
8 August 2024
FOI request2
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (Cth) I request a copy of memoranda, talking points, emails, briefs, cables, directives in response to the 20 June 2024 press release by UN experts ‘States and companies must end arms transfers to Israel immediately or risk responsibility for human rights violations’
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11094
Date of access1
7 August 2024
FOI request2
'… documents and invoices related to the special performance and screening of ‘The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ hosted by the Australian High Commission UK in Australia House in March 2023.'
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11085
Date of access1
7 August 2024
FOI request2
‘ … documents and invoices related to the Australia Day function hosted by the Australian High Commission UK in Australia House on 26 January 2024.’
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11084
Date of access1
7 August 2024
FOI request2
‘ … documents and invoices related to the Australia Day function hosted by the Australian High Commission UK in Australia House on 26 January 2023.’
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11083
Date of access1
7 August 2024
FOI request2
‘ … documents and invoices related to the reception held by the Australian High Commission UK in Australia House for the Governor-General Designate Sam Mostyn AO in June 2024.’
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11081
Date of access1
7 August 2024
FOI request2
‘ … documents and invoices related to the launch of the OMFIF’s 10th Annual Gender Balance Index hosted by the Australian High Commission UK in Australia House in April 2023.’
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11080
Date of access1
7 August 2024
FOI request2
‘ … documents and invoices related to the special preview performance of ‘Priscilla The Party’ hosted by the Australian High Commission UK in March 2024.’
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11129
Date of access1
5 August 2024
FOI request2
Documents / Correspondence relating to Quotas/Targets for New Colombo Plan Scholar Awardees.
Including: Gender imbalance, first-in family to attend university, low-income groups, indigenous identifying participants.
Additionally: Policy guidelines/directions/communications about awarding New Colombo Plan Scholarships to different universities, and any concerns about awarding too many scholarships to certain universities.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11176
Date of access1
1 August 2024
FOI request2
'… documents and invoices related to the Pride Party hosted in the Residence of the Ambassador of Australia to the United States in Washington D.C. in June 2023'.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11222
Date of access1
31 July 2024
FOI request2
An all staff email sent to DFAT staff this year informing them they can no longer have their personal phone in the office.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11177
Date of access1
31 July 2024
FOI request2
'… documents and invoices related to the function hosted in the Embassy of Australia in Washington D.C. to mark the visit of Minster for Resources and Northen Australia, the Hon. Madeleine King MP in March 2024.'
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX11020
Date of access1
29 July 2024
FOI request2
Documents related to Australia’s Delegation to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held in April 2024.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX10984
Date of access1
29 July 2024
FOI request2
Any emails or other communications directed at all staff about either the Royal Commission on the Robo-debt Scheme (‘the Royal Commission’), or the government response to the Royal Commission and any emails or other communications directed at all SES (or equivalent) staff about the Royal Commission on the Robo-debt Scheme, or the government response to the Royal Commission for the time period 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX10955
Date of access1
25 July 2024
FOI request2
- Emails, notes, texts, ministerial briefings and other documents regarding the Macedonian Cultural Festival November 2022 and November 2023 at the Commonwealth Reserve [Williamstown] Victoria. During the period 1st of October 2022 and 28th of May 2024.
- Third party documents and written advice to and from DFAT regarding the Macedonian Cultural Festival November 2022 and November 2023 at the Commonwealth Reserve Williamstown Victoria. During the period 1st of October 2022 and 28th of May 2024.
- Departmental and Ministerial briefings re the Prespes agreement. 1st of January 2019 and 28th of May 2024.
- Any instructions to Federal and State government agency's regarding the outcome of the Prespes agreement and the status of the Slav Macedonian prefix January 2019 - 28th of May 2024.
This FOI search is limited only to documents generated from 18 April 2024 to 11 May 2024 inclusive.
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FOI Reference number LEX10921
Date of access1
22 July 2024 and 6 September 2024
FOI request2
'…copies of DFAT’s annual New Colombo Plan evaluation reports from 2014 to 2024 (or latest
available). These reports were previously commissioned by DFAT to Acil Allen Consulting and Australia Survey
Research Group, as can be seen in this example online: https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/default/files/ncp-alumnireport-
april-2019.pdf. However, no further reports are available on DFAT’s Publications website or the individual
NCP pages.'
Information published in the disclosure log3
- LEX10921 [PDF 3 MB] (22 July 2024)
- LEX10921 [PDF 1 MB] (6 September)
FOI Reference number LEX10834
Date of access1
11 July 2024
FOI request2
Any submissions / recommendations / correspondence sent from DFAT to the Foreign Minister, and any correspondence / decisions / comments received back from the Foreign Minister, in relation to Australia’s position on a UN General Assembly resolution regarding Palestinian UN membership, rights/privileges, recognition and a two-state solution. For avoidance of doubt, this relates to the resolution that was carried on 10 May 2024 US time (11 May 2024 Canberra time). Advice related to previous draft versions of the proposed resolution should be considered within scope.
This FOI search is limited only to documents generated from 18 April 2024 to 11 May 2024 inclusive.
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FOI Reference number LEX11048
Date of access1
8 July 2024
FOI request2
In December 2021, Ambassador Sachs paid a visit to the city of Qom, Iran, to meet with officials of Al-Mustafa university. This was publicised in news both inside and outside of Iran. According to Iran-based news agencies, she discussed expansion of mutual cooperations between Al-Mustafa and Australian universities.
Australia calls for academic coop with Irans Al Mustafa Int. University | Taghribnews (TNA)
I request access to any documents held by DFAT in relation to this visit. The scope of my request includes any document or communications created in preparation or authorisation of the event, as well as all documents and communications that resulted from it, whether it be with the embassy in Iran, with other Australian government entities, Australian universities or with any other foreign body of any type.
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FOI Reference number LEX10958
Date of access1
8 July 2024
FOI request2
Correspondence/emails received from the Attorney-General’s office or the Foreign Ministers Office and ministerial briefs provided to the Attorney-General’s office or the Foreign Ministers Office by DFAT since 7 October 2023 that relate to Australian citizens serving in the Israeli Defence Force.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX10942
Date of access1
8 July 2024
FOI request2
- Any submissions provided to Minister Wong in 2024 in relation to the progress of entering into a legally binding agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
establishing Australia’s AUKUS safeguard obligations. - Documents held by the Department that go to intersection of entering into a legally binding agreement with IAEA on Australia’s AUKUS safeguard obligations and the planning/
establishing/operation of a low and/or high level radioactivity waste management facility.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX10963
Date of access1
3 July 2024
FOI request2
All English language documentation relating to Aus Tenders Contact - CN4057767 for Domestic Appliance(s).
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX10899
Date of access1
28 June 2024
FOI request2
The first dedicated brief other than the IGB and the two most recent briefs prepared by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Minister Wong that are principled focussed on the development of Greater Sunrise. Where a brief includes ‘Greater Sunrise’ in the title, I seek access to the entire brief. Where a brief just includes information related to Greater Sunrise (e.g. a visit brief for the Minister for a visit to Timor) I seek access to the brief to the extent that it relates to Greater Sunrise.
I am only seeking final products which were sent to the Minister, not drafts (unless there is no final).
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FOI Reference number LEX10739
Date of access1
28 June 2024
FOI request2
Emails to and from Chris Moraitis mentioning the words "Afghanistan" or "Karzai" or "Uruzgan" (alternate spelling "Oruzgan"). Date range: 1 January 2010 - 1 January 2015.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX10971
Date of access1
27 June 2024
FOI request2
All documents related to the following topics for the period of 2022-2024:
- Bangladesh Prime Minister's health
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent visit to Thailand
- Dossier on Salman F Rahman, MP - adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister - documents about his business conducts (including association with corruption), political alignments, future leadership plans, relationship with other countries, Australian assessment on Mr. Rahman etc.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX852
Date of access1
27 June 2024
FOI request2
- In relation to the media release of the Minister for Foreign Affairs (“the Minister”) dated 28 January 2019 in which the Minister recognised and supported Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela, any briefing notes, submissions, discussion papers, legal opinions, file notes, minutes of high-level meetings and or communications in relation to the making of this statement provided to: i. The Minister; ii. The Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten MP.
- In relation to the ongoing crisis in Venezuela, any briefing notes, submissions, file notes, minutes of high-level meetings and or communications since 28 January 2019 to the date of this request, including during the Minister’s visit to the US from 28 to 30 January and attendance at the the Human Rights Council from 24 to 25 February.
“High-level meetings” in the above means meetings attended by the Minister, the Opposition Leader or senior Departmental officers or diplomatic staff.
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FOI Reference number LEX10985
Date of access1
24 June 2024
FOI request2
All briefings and talking points provided by the Department to the Foreign Ministers Office and / or other ministerial offices related to former US President Donald Trump's 'hush money' trial, in which a verdict was delivered on 30 May 2024 . In particular, I am seeking documents which provide talking points for government responses to any guilty verdict. I am seeking documents from Jan 1 2024 to May 31 2024.
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FOI Reference number LEX10450
Date of access1
24 June 2024
FOI request2
We refer to the Federal Court judgment of Justice Kennett dated 8 February 2024 in the matter of Deripaska v Minister for Foreign Affairs [2024] FCA 62 (the Judgment). The Judgment relates to the designation of Mr Oleg Deripaska for targeted financial sanctions by the then Minister for Foreign Affairs the Honourable Senator Marise Payne, under the Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 (Cth) (the Act).
We make the following request for documents pursuant to s 15 of the FOI Act referred to in the Judgment:
- the unredacted “Ministerial Submission” prepared by officers of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, sent to the Minister, on the 16 March 2022 headed “Russia: Autonomous sanctions against Russian oligarchs Deripaska and [redacted] (see paragraph [23]-[24] of the Judgment); and
- all documents evidencing communications between Rio Tinto and officers of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on or around 16 March 2022 regarding the possible listing of Oleg Deripaska and/or Viktor Vekselberg as designated persons under the Act (see paragraph [26] of the Judgment, referring to the heading “Background” in the Ministerial Submission).
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FOI Reference number LEX10538
Date of access1
21 June 2024
FOI request2
…email threads (including attachments) communicated by the Office of Australian Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism on 19/01/2023 and 20/01/2023 that contain one or more of these words: Criminal Code Iran Iranian IRGC For the avoidance of doubt, if the email contains one or more of the words that I have listed above, I seek access to the entire email thread and attachments.
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FOI Reference number LEX10916
Date of access1
20 June 2024
FOI request2
Documents related to any past or ongoing diplomatic discussions between Australia and the Netherlands about the possibility of Australian drivers license holders being granted the entitlement to exchange their Australian licenses for a Dutch one.
Requested documents:
- records of any discussions between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the relevant Dutch authorities about the potential establishment of a reciprocal agreement for the exchange of drivers licenses,
- records of any discussions between DFAT and the Dutch government in which DFAT has advocated for Australian license holders to be allowed to exchange their licenses for a Dutch license - when were these discussions initiated, which Dutch government departments were involved, and what were the outcomes, and
- any documents that identify or explain potential barriers to the Netherlands adopting such a policy.
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FOI Reference number LEX10714
Date of access1
19 June 2024
FOI request2
(a) All correspondence between the DFAT and the Australian Government entities in relation to Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to Hungary and appearance at CPAC Hungary in 2024
(b) notes, summaries or records of discussions between the DFAT Secretary and Tony Abbott regarding Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to Hungary and appearance at CPAC Hungary in 2024
(c) Any submissions sent by the DFAT to the Foreign Minister or the Trade Minister in relation to Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to Hungary and appearance at CPAC Hungary in 2024
(d) Any submissions sent by the Foreign Minister or the Trade Minister to the DFAT in relation to Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to Hungary and appearance at CPAC Hungary in 2024
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FOI Reference number LEX10891
Date of access1
14 June 2024
FOI request2
'… all documents (emails, contacts, receipts, brochures) relating to the purchase of a BBQ - Category Commercial & Industrial Furniture (Referred to in Aus Tenders Documents CN ID: CN4052187), an application under the FOI Act 1982.
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FOI Reference number LEX10300
Date of access1
13 June 2024
FOI request2
- Substantive documents related to changes to the Australian regime for approving offshore gas facilities – between the dates 1 July 2023 and 29 February 2024 – in the possession of Mr Hauck (acting First Assistant Secretary for Trade Resilience, Indo-Pacific Economics and Latin America Division).
- A copy of any diary entries in the diary of Mr Hauck between 1 July 2023 and 29 February 2024 of meetings/telephone call with officials from either Japan, South Korea and/or Singapore relating to changes to the Australian regime for approving offshore gas facilities.
- A copy of any emails sent by Mr Hauck between 1 July 2023 and 29 February 2024 to officials from Japan, South Korea and/or Singapore relating to changes to the Australian regime for approving offshore gas facilities.
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FOI Reference number LEX10474
Date of access1
11 June 2024
FOI request2
…any documentation, reports, studies, assessments, or correspondence related to any climate, environmental, and undersea life impact study that was potentially conducted before DFAT approved funding for the Coral Sea Cable project. While I have been able to find a parliamentary “Submission to the inquiry into availability and access to enabling communications infrastructure in Australia's external territories” on the Australian Parliament House website, it does not speak to climate, environmental, or marine life considerations.
Specifically, I am interested in information related to any assessments or studies that were conducted to evaluate the potential impacts of the cable project on:
Climate: including any analysis of the project's carbon footprint, greenhouse gas emissions, or potential contributions to climate change.
Environment: including any assessments of the project's impact on terrestrial and marine ecosystems, biodiversity, habitats, or any potential environmental risks associated with the project.
Undersea Life: including any studies on the potential impacts of the cable project on marine life, such as endangered species, fisheries, coral reefs, or other undersea habitats.
If any such studies, assessments, or reports exist, I request access to the full documents or relevant excerpts for assistance with my PhD data collection. If no formal studies were conducted, I would appreciate any information or
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FOI Reference number LEX10550
Date of access1
31 May 2024
FOI request2
- Documents/Correspondence regarding the decision to not allow New Colombo Plan Scholarship Recipients to undertake New Colombo Plan Mobility Programs during their scholarship. When and how that policy was arrived at, and specifically if any exceptions have been made. Between 2023-24.
- Documents/Correspondence that reference the 2024 New Colombo Plan Scholarship Agreement, Section B, 1.4 , G, which states "not without Our approval, participate in another offshore scholarship or mobility project while undertaking Your NCP Scholarship Program". And how line in the agreement has influenced and or shaped DFAT policy to not allow any scholarship recipients to undertake a New Colombo Plan Mobility Programs during their scholarship.
- Requests from Scholars to undertake a New Colombo Plan Mobility grant during their program. Between 2023-24. And the process to approve or deny them.
- Communication between DFAT (likely the NCP secretariat) and Palladium that discuss the ability of scholars to seek approval to undertake NCP Mobility programs.
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FOI Reference number LEX10503
Date of access1
28 May 2024
FOI request2
Emails, documents and briefing notes sent to and from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to the killing of an aid worker in Gaza (date range: 1 April 2024 - 2 April 2024).
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FOI Reference number LEX10536
Date of access1
27 May 2024
FOI request2
All advice, talking points, briefs and related material prepared by the department for Foreign Minister Penny Wong between April 1 and April 4, 2024 on the appropriate response to Israel's killing of an Australian citizen and six other international aid workers.
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FOI Reference number LEX10475
Date of access1
23 May 2024
FOI request2
All internal correspondence, including emails and messages between staff, that originates from within all Ministerial offices within the Department’s purview which includes a reference or commentary about former US President Donald Trump between 1 October 2023 and 25 March 2024.
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FOI Reference number LEX10209
Date of access1
20 May 2024
FOI request2
According to information provided by DFAT during Senate Estimates, on 24 May 2023 the Australian Embassy Beijing asked AusTrade Beijing for information about the organisation China Rainbow International Investment Corporation.
I seek access to:
- All requests for information related to China Rainbow International Investment Corporation from the Australian Embassy to AusTrade or any other government agencies in May or June 2023; the responses to these requests from AusTrade and any other agencies; and any emails, messages or correspondence in which this information was communicated to Departmental or Embassy officials.
- All emails or documents relating to communications between the Australian Embassy Beijing and AusTrade on 24 May 2023 regarding China Rainbow, including emails and documents created in the Department’s preparation of answering Supplementary Budget Estimates 2023-24 Question on Notice No. 036 (Beijing Socceroos Football Match).
- All emails or documents held by the DFAT and agencies containing information or advice about China Rainbow International Investment Corporation;
- The email invitation to Ambassador Fletcher received from Modun Group on 30 May 2023; and
- The formal invitation to Ambassador Fletcher from China Rainbow International Investment Group on 5 June 2023
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FOI Reference number CON002 - FOI request made to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific
Date of access1
20 May 2024
FOI request2
- all documents (hard copy and electronically searchable) which contain any reference to the following: Citadel Secure, James O'Hanlon, Cressida O'Hanlon, David Searles, Philip Martin, Reggie Martin, including emails, briefings, meeting requests and diary entries, meeting notes, correspondence, and projects proposals over the time period between 5 September 2023 to 30 April 2024.
- all documents including emails, briefings, meeting requests and diary entries, meeting notes, correspondence, and projects proposals sent to Minister Pat Conroy and/or his office from Minister Nick Champion and Senator Don Farrell (including emails from their offices and advisers), over the time period between 5 September 2023 to 30 April 2024 which contain reference to Citadel Secure, James O’Hanlon, David Searles and Cressida O’Hanlon.
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FOI Reference number LEX10691
Date of access1
15 May 2024
FOI request2
The current salary table for locally engaged staff at the Australian Consulate General Hong Kong.
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FOI Reference number LEX10225
Date of access1
10 May 2024
FOI request2
I am seeking documents held by the department related to comments made by Australia’s ambassador to the Vatican, Chiara Porro, during an interview with Catholic Health Australia in September 2021. During the interview, ambassador Porro spoke of a recent audience with the Pope and said that her aim was to change the Vatican’s “narrative” about Australia away from the child abuse royal commission and cardinal George Pell. Those comments angered abuse survivors.
I am seeking any briefing or correspondence created by the department about those comments. I seek any document created between September 2021 and now [20 February 2024].
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FOI Reference number LEX10327
Date of access1
10 May 2024
FOI request2
…a copy of the "Mid-Term Review into the Mekong Partnership on Transnational Crime (MAP-TNC)" program.
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FOI Reference number LEX10444
Date of access1
24 April 2024
FOI request2
Most recent, revised version of the Draft Negotiating text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement dated 2024 [as at 22 March 2024].
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FOI Reference number LEX10360
Date of access1
23 April 2024
FOI request2
DFAT Cablegrams created between 1 February 2024 and 29 February 2024 that relate to Julian Assange.
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FOI Reference number LEX10433
Date of access1
22 April 2024
FOI request2
Any briefings provided to the Australian ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, in relation to former US president Donald Trump.
The time period for my request is 20 March 2023 to 20 March 2024.
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FOI Reference number LEX10422
Date of access1
22 April 2024
FOI request2
Any briefing provided to the Australian Ambassador to the United States, the Hon Kevin Rudd, since 20 March 2023 for use in relation to discussions with former President Donald Trump and/or members of Mr Trump’s presidential election campaign team concerning the Australia – United States relationship, including, but not limited to, the AUKUS proposed Australian procurement of Virginia-class (SSN-774 class) submarines (and related matters).
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FOI Reference number LEX10423
Date of access1
17 April 2024
FOI request2
Emails, submissions, memoranda, advice, cables, talking points to and/or from the Minister and/or her office and/or her Department relating to a proposed Free Trade Agreement with Israel from 7 October 2023 to 19 March 2024.
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FOI Reference number LEX10332
Date of access1
15 April 2024
FOI request2
Internal documentation about what countries or their universities do not have institutional autonomy for the purposes of Australia's Foreign Relations Act as at 1 March 2024.
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FOI Reference number LEX10022
Date of access1
15 April 2024
FOI request2
…all correspondence, briefing notes, and/or talking points sought by or prepared for the Minister for Foreign Affairs between January 1 and January 20, 2024 concerning the results of the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election.
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FOI Reference number LEX10085
Date of access1
12 April 2024
FOI request2
Documents concerning exchanges with the Israeli government over the destruction of donor-funded structures in the West Bank. All documents produced or received by the Australian government regarding the destruction of donor-funded structures, as well as any exchanges with or regarding Israeli authorities. The time frame of the request is from 2018 to 2022.
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FOI Reference number LEX10249
Date of access1
9 April 2024
FOI request2
All correspondence, including but not limited to letters, emails, memoranda, text messages, phone logs, and instant messages that contain the word "Papadopolous" between 1 January 2016 and 11 May 2016.
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FOI Reference number LEX10051
Date of access1
4 April 2024
FOI request2
Departmental advice to the Foreign Minister and Deputy Foreign Minister's office related to the suspension of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in January.
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FOI Reference number LEX10263
Date of access1
2 April 2024
FOI request2
Information regarding grants provided through the Direct Aid Program (DAP) by the Embassy of Australia in Serbia over the past five years, specifically from 2020 to 2024. I am interested in obtaining the following information - a list of all grants provided through the DAP in Serbia during the specified time period, including the name of the recipient organization, name of the project, the amount of the grant and the length of implementation. I would also like to receive the number of applications received by the Embassy of Australia in Serbia through the Direct Aid Program (DAP).
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FOI Reference number LEX10306
Date of access1
28 March 2024
FOI request2
- All documents, financial statements, correspondence, cables briefing papers, cabinet records, summaries, reports, and memos from 7 October 2023 to [11 December 2023] in possession of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade evidencing whether the Australian Government and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade consider the actions of Hamas on 7 October 2023 a war crime.
- All documents, financial statements, correspondence, cables briefing papers, cabinet records, summaries, reports, and memos from 7 October 2023 to [11 December 2023] in possession of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade evidencing the position of the Australian Government and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with respect to its previous objections to the International Criminal Court's investigation into alleged war crimes in Palestine.
- All documents, financial statements, correspondence, cables briefing papers, cabinet records, summaries, reports, and memos from 7 October 2023 to [11 December 2023] between the Australian government, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Israeli Government, the US Government, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court evidencing any process of investigation, documentation, verification of or compensation for alleged war crimes occurring in Israel and Gaza.
- All documents, correspondence, cables briefing papers, cabinet records, summaries, reports, and memos from 7 October to [11 December 2023] between the Australian Embassy in Israel, the Embassy of Israel in Australia, the Government of Israel, and the Australian Government evidencing:
- 4.1. The list of defence articles and related technical information that were provided by Australia to Israel
- 4.2. What military personnel, defence articles and related technical information Australia has sent to Israel.
- 4.3. A purpose for Australian military involvement other than assisting with the extraction of Australian citizens.
- All documents, correspondence, cables briefing papers, cabinet records, summaries, reports, and memos from 7 October 2023 to [11 December 2023] evidencing whether the Australian Government or the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have sought legal advice in light of unfolding events in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories on the international or domestic criminal liability of:
- 5.1. Government Ministers.
- 5.2. The Australian Government'
- All documents, correspondence, cables briefing papers, cabinet records, summaries, reports, and memos from 7 October 2023 to [11 December 2023] evidencing the Australian Government and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade considering the legality of or otherwise obtaining legal advice on Australians leaving Australia to fight with Israel against Hamas or against Palestine.
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FOI Reference number LEX9982
Date of access1
28 March 2024
FOI request2
- Any final reports by or on behalf of:
- Australian Aid; and
-
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, or both,
in relation to:
- the incident;
- the subsequent clean-up as a result of the incident;
- clean-up responses.
- Any raw and underlining data in relation to those reports in item 1.
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FOI Reference number LEX10103
Date of access1
28 March 2024
FOI request2
- Any submissions / recommendations / risk assessments sent from DFAT to the Foreign Minister, together with the record of decisions / comments received back from the Foreign Minister, in relation to the announcement on 16 January 2024 of a further $21.5 million in humanitarian assistance to the Middle East including $6 million through UNRWA. This part of the search is limited to documents generated between 17 December 2023 and 17 January 2024 inclusive.
- Any documents underpinning the announcement by the Foreign Minister on 27 January 2024 of a temporarily pause of disbursement of recently announced funding to UNRWA, including: relevant ministerial submission/s, advice on options, correspondence between DFAT and FMO, and any assessment or summary of the allegations against UNRWA. This part of the search is limited to documents generated between 23 January 2024 and 27 January 2024 inclusive.
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FOI Reference number LEX10026
Date of access1
25 March 2024
FOI request2
All correspondence, briefing notes, and/or talking points sought by or prepared for the Minister for Foreign Affairs between January 1 and January 25 concerning:
- the potential results in the 2024 Indonesian election and;
- the implications for Australia.
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FOI Reference number LEX10071
Date of access1
20 March 2024
FOI request2
“…submissions, briefings, analysis, cables, talking points or advice to the Foreign Minister or her office in relation to the interim ICJ ruling in the Israel/South Africa case from 26 January 2024 to date.”
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FOI Reference number LEX820
Date of access1
18 March 2024
FOI request2
Correspondence between Joe Hockey and the Liberal Party fundraising chief Andrew Burnes in April and May 2017.
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FOI Reference number LEX10028
Date of access1
15 March 2024
FOI request2
… all briefing notes and talking points sought by or prepared for the Minister for Foreign Affairs between January 1 and January 26 concerning the 2024 Pakistan parliamentary election.
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FOI Reference number LEX9932
Date of access1
13 March 2024
FOI request2
“All memos, briefings, reports and correspondence sent and received by David Woods, Chief Economist, between November 1, 2023 and January 14, 2024 that address, or relate to, the expected and/or actual economic and trade-related impact of Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.”
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FOI Reference number LEX9712
Date of access1
1 March 2024
FOI request2
All correspondence and other documents including the following phrases “Arms and ammunition” and “Israel”.
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FOI Reference number LEX10264 – FOI request made to the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
23 February 2024
FOI request2
Copies of all records and documents from 1 October 2023 to 24 January 2024, related to travel to Israel, the Palestinian territories and/or elsewhere in the Middle East by Assistant Minister Tim Watts.
2. Records and Documents related to the above travel (pre & post planning), include but are not limited to external correspondence and final versions of notes, reports, summaries or records of discussions, memoranda, papers, talking points, meeting agendas, diaries, calendars, and letters and itineraries, that disclose:
- Who the Assistant Minister will meet while overseas,
- Who else will be attending engagements with the Assistant Minister,
- The objectives of the trip/s,
- The day to day schedules of the Assistant Ministers, including scheduled meetings and diary appointments,
- Any professional engagements; and
- Any social engagements and who is to attend.
To assist you to fulfil our FOI request, we note that we have narrowed the scope of our request by:
- removing our request for internal correspondence,
- removing our request for documents disclosing dates of travel and funding information, and
- requesting external correspondence and the final versions of the documents listed above that disclose the matters in paragraphs (i)-(vii).
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FOI Reference number LEX9870
Date of access1
22 February 2024
FOI request2
The date range for my request is 9 October 2023 to 7 January 2024 at 11.27 am.
- Any outgoing letters from the department's FOI team to FOI applicants regarding FOI requests relating to the 2023 Hamas-Israel Conflict.
- Including any letter attachments sent from the department's FOI team to applicants (such as 24AB consultation letters, decision letters, etc).
- Excluding correspondence exchanged between the department and applicants, except where attached that correspondence is captured by documents in part 3.
- [removed]
- All correspondence between the department's FOI team and any external parties regarding the above-mentioned requests.
- This includes other agencies, Minister's Offices and the OAIC.
- With regard to the OAIC:
- Exclude correspondence with the OAIC concerning section 15AA extensions of time.
- With regard to the Minister's Offices:
- Where documents that were subsequently disclosed to the applicant and are attached these are out of scope (as they would be available on the disclosure log).
- This includes other agencies, Minister's Offices and the OAIC.
- [removed]
Exclusions:
- FOI request LEX 9321.
- Early parts of email streams captured in later emails
- Any documents subsequently disclosed to the applicant (as they would be available on the disclosure log).
- Personal information of FOI applicants.
- Personal information of departmental staff.
- Personal information of any third parties.
- Duplicate content.
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FOI Reference number LEX9836
Date of access1
20 February 2024
FOI request2
Any submissions / recommendations / correspondence sent from DFAT to the Foreign Minister, and any correspondence / decisions / comments received back from the Foreign Minister, in relation to Australia’s position on UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/ES-10/22 (may be referred to in some documents as A/ES-10/L.27). For avoidance of doubt, this is the resolution that relates to the call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the protection of civilians and was carried on 12 December 2023 US time (13 December 2023 Canberra time).
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FOI Reference number LEX9975
Date of access1
19 February 2024
FOI request2
Any briefs provided to the Minister of Foreign Affair and/or the Minister for Trade and/or the Secretary during the period 1 January 2023 and 30 March 2023 that relate substantially to implementation of a Safeguard Mechanism and their foreign affairs/trade implications.
Any briefs provided to the Minister of Foreign Affair and/or the Minister for Trade and/or the Secretary during the period 1 January 2023 and 30 March 2023 that relate substantially to the enabling of the export/import of carbon dioxide streams from a Contracting Party to another country/Australia for the purpose of carbon sequestration in sub-seabed geological formations.
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FOI Reference number CON001 – FOI request made to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific
Date of access1
16 February 2024
FOI request2
‘ … regarding the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA's) role in reporting on adverse events involving COVID-19 vaccines … whatever documents or information you have which could shed light on the origins of the TGA's deceit’
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FOI Reference number LEX9960
Date of access1
15 February 2024
FOI request2
Internal documentation and correspondence about what countries or their universities do not have institutional autonomy for the purposes of Australia's Foreign Relations Act.
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FOI Reference number LEX9736
Date of access1
9 February 2024
FOI request2
All communication between His Excellency The Honourable Stephen Francis Smith Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and his office and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to the treatment of Australia Day while Mr Smith is High Commissioner. This covers the period 26, January 2023 to present.
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FOI Reference number LEX9703
Date of access1
9 February 2024
FOI request2
Any submissions / recommendations / correspondence sent from DFAT to the Foreign Minister, and any correspondence / decisions / comments received back from the Foreign Minister, in relation to Australia’s position on UN General Assembly resolution ES-10/21 (may be referred to in some documents as A/ES-10/L.25). For avoidance of doubt, this is the Jordanian-proposed resolution that relates to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories including Gaza and carried on 27 October 2023.
FOI search is limited only to documents generated from 17 October 2023 to 30 October 2023 inclusive.
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FOI Reference number LEX9573
Date of access1
9 February 2024
FOI request2
- DFAT briefings and cablegrams that relate to the visit of the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, to India in November 2023; and
- Emails and/or other correspondence between DFAT and Mr Dutton’s Office and/or the Australian Parliament’s International and Parliamentary Relations Office that relate to Mr Dutton’s visit to India in November 2023.
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FOI Reference number LEX9492
Date of access1
9 February 2024
FOI request2
Ehud Olmert
Any final memo, brief or advice created by DFAT summarising their response to the request for prosecution of Ehud Olmert and the impact on Australia’s international relations;
Mahinda Rajapaska
Any final memo, brief or advice created by DFAT summarising their response to the private prosecution of Mahinda Rajapaska and the impact on Australia’s international relations;
Aung San Suu Kyi
Any final memo, brief or advice created by DFAT summarising their response to the private prosecution of Aung San Suu Kyi and the impact on Australia’s international relations;
Unknown person – 2012
Any Ministerial Brief from DFAT to the Attorney-General relating to whether the Attorney-General should consent to the prosecution of a person [name unknown] in 2012, pursuant to Division 268 or 274 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code;
Policy document
Any current policy document held by DFAT in relation to the operation and consent requirement of Divisions 268 and 274 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
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FOI Reference number LEX9889
Date of access1
1 February 2024
FOI request2
Minister and Deputy Head of Mission Mr. Peter Roberts in Tokyo Embassy's talking points prepared for the meeting with Nippon-Ishin-no-kai party on Japan law's custody issue and parental child abduction, which was mentioned by Ambassador Justin's X post in 16 December 2023 (X post - Japan Justin Hayhurst meeting).
The documents on Japan law's custody issue and parental child abduction, which summarised the communication of Mr. Peter and the Attendees (including, but not limited to, Ishin's National diet members) in the meeting above mentioned.
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FOI Reference number LEX9796
Date of access1
1 February 2024
FOI request2
Ministerial submissions and/or briefings provided by DFAT to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, since 1 November 2023 that relate to Houthi threats to or attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, delays and disruption of shipping passing through that region, and/or Australian or international responses to this problem.
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FOI Reference number LEX9708
Date of access1
1 February 2024
FOI request2
Any submissions, briefings, analysis or advice provided by DFAT to the Foreign Minister in relation to Israel and/or Hamas’s compliance or non-compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) or other international laws.
The search is limited only to documents generated from 7 October 2023 to 8 December 2023 inclusive.
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FOI Reference number LEX9824
Date of access1
30 January 2024
FOI request2
All emails by DFAT APS staff based in Australia, sent either internally or to a minister’s office (DFAT portfolio), referencing comments made by Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic on 19 October, 2023 about the Israel-Gaza war.
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FOI Reference number LEX9595
Date of access1
25 January 2024
FOI request2
Ministerial submissions, briefings, reports or other information provided to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, concerning the incident referred to in the Minister for Defence’s media release of 18 November 2023 entitled “Unsafe and unprofessional interaction with PLA-N”
This application is limited to documents and records created up to and including 18 November 2023.
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FOI Reference number LEX9577
Date of access1
25 January 2024
FOI request2
- Please provide any written briefs, or other written advice, or requests for these, originated within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, or the office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, concerning the incident referred to by the following media release: https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases/2023-11-18/unsafe-and-unprofessional-interaction-pla-n
- Please provide any written briefs, or other written advice, or requests for these, provided by other parties in the Australian Government, to the Department, or the office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, concerning the incident
- Please provide any written briefs, or other written advice, or requests for these, in the possession of the Department concerning the incident, including but not limited to, any advice concerning the assessment and response of the Australian Government to the incident.
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FOI Reference number LEX9805
Date of access1
23 January 2024
FOI request2
The Department has confirmed that in April 2023, the Foreign Minister wrote to state and territory governments and universities, encouraging them to pause existing cooperation with Iranian entities and to avoid engaging in new activities.
I seek access to the April 2023 letter from the Foreign Minister to universities.
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If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance.
FOI Reference number LEX9716
Date of access1
22 January 2024
FOI request2
Any briefings or submissions from DFAT to Ministers since 7 October 2023, which provide advice on Israel's 'right to self-defence'.
Any briefings or submissions from DFAT to Ministers since 7 October 2023, which discuss a potential or confirmed genocide being committed by Israel.
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FOI Reference number LEX9768
Date of access1
18 January 2024
FOI request2
Between 1 January 2023 and 12 December 2023 held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the Department) relating to the request from Qatar Airways for additional air services into Australia's major airports:
- copies of any briefings, including talking points, media response points, Question Time Briefs, provided from the Department to the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and/or the Assistant Minister's office; and
- where documents provided to the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs are subsequently updated, copies of each version provided to the Assistant Minister and/or the Assistant Minister's office.
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FOI Reference number LEX9427 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
12 January 2024
FOI request2
All written communication held within Foreign Minister Penny Wong's office regarding public comments made by Ministers Ed Husic, Anne Aly or Tony Burke on Israel, Gaza and/or the Israel-Hamas war.
Please limit search to 7 October - 3 November 2023 and include text messages - such as SMS, WhatsApp and Signal - which fall within the scope of the request.
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If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance.
FOI Reference number LEX9262 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
12 January 2024
FOI request2
All documents, reports & communication that relate to the legal advice the Foreign Minister Penny Wong has received in regarding the fighting, bombing and blockade of Gaza in October 2023.
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If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance.
FOI Reference number LEX9735 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
11 January 2024
FOI request2
All communication between His Excellency The Honourable Stephen Francis Smith Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and his office and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to the treatment of Australia Day while Mr Smith is High Commissioner. This covers the period 26, January 2023 to present.
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If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance.
FOI Reference number LEX9661
Date of access1
8 January 2024
FOI request2
- Ambassador Justin Hayhurst in Tokyo's talking ( whatever the names should be ) points prepared for Japan's MOJ Minister Koizumi November 17 on Japan law's custody issue and parental child abduction.
- The documents on Japan law's custody issue and parental child abduction, which summarized ( if not summarized, just delivers ) the result of Mr. Justin and Koizumi, your gov't havs not yet released to the public.
- All the contacts between Australian gov't and Japan's those have resulted in Japanese MOJ's November 28 translation of Australian family law reform 2023.
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FOI Reference number LEX9497 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Trade and Tourism
Date of access1
8 January 2024
FOI request2
Dates on which the Trade Minister Don Farrell met with representatives of and/or lobbyists for any of the following: Meat & Livestock Australia; JBS; Woodside Energy; Santos Limited; Mineralogy.
Correspondence between the Trade Minister and the above entities.
The period for this request is from May 2022 onwards.
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FOI Reference number LEX9397
Date of access1
8 January 2024
FOI request2
“… all correspondence, briefing notes, or legal advice sought by or prepared by the department for the government and/or the Foreign Affairs minister concerning the threats by the Pakistan government to expel all Afghanistan refugees by November 1, 2023”.
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FOI Reference number LEX9651
Date of access1
4 January 2024
FOI request2
‘letters of Credence for Australian Ambassadors to Foreign countries and Australian High Commissioners to Republican Commonwealth countries; for each of the following:
1) Taiwan;
2) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
3) United States of America;
4) Republic of India;
5) Federal Republic of Germany;
6) Japan (Nippon-koku);
7) People’s Republic of China;
8) Republic of Korea;
9) Republic of Singapore; and
10) The Federation of Malaya (Malaysia).
in the period of 1 January 2019 to 28 November 2023.
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- FOI disclosure log 2023
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- FOI disclosure log 2020
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- FOI disclosure log 2016
- FOI disclosure log 2015
- FOI disclosure log 2014
- FOI disclosure log 2013
- FOI disclosure log 2012
- FOI disclosure log 2011
- FOI disclosure log - Australian aid related requests (before 1 November 2013)