Freedom of information
FOI disclosure log
FOI disclosure log policy
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.
The disclosure log improves the public's access to government information.
If deemed unreasonable to do so, the department will not publish the following information on the disclosure log:
- personal information or information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication would be unreasonable;
- information that the Australian Information Commissioner has determined should not be disclosed;
- information that cannot reasonably practicably be published because of the extent of modifications necessary to delete any of the above information.
If the link to the document is not working, or the format of the document is not accessible, please request a copy by email to foi@dfat.gov.au, and the department will endeavour to meet all reasonable requests for an alternate format of the document in a timely manner.
The department publishes documents within 10 working days after the FOI applicant is given access to the documents. The exact timeframe varies depending upon the FOI Section and the Information Publishing Sections workload.
All enquiries can be directed to the Freedom of Information Section by using the following contact details:
Email: foi@dfat.gov.au
Mail:
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
R G Casey Building
John McEwen Crescent
Barton ACT 0221
Australia
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 LEX9101
Date of access1
20 November 2023
FOI request2
(1) Cablegrams, emails or other documents sent from the Australian High Commission in Ottawa to DFAT that relate to the murder of Sikh separatist activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and related developments in relations between Canada and India.
(2) Briefing provided by DFAT to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, relating to the matters described in sub-paragraph (1) above
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX9085
Date of access1
20 November 2023
FOI request2
All documents, for the period 1 January 2019 to 20 September 2023, held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that concerns the conferring of the following gifts as listed in the Gifts and benefits register on the Department website (https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/corporate/transparency/gifts-and-benefits-register):
- the ongoing Chairman's Lounge membership from Qantas Airways LTD received by the current Secretary, Deputy Secretaries and Head of the Office of the Pacific; and
- the ongoing membership of The Club from Virgin Australia received by the current Secretary, Deputy Secretaries and Head of the Office of the Pacific.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX9164
Date of access1
13 November 2023
FOI request2
Copies of all representation funds expenditure reports for Australia's US ambassador in Washington DC between 1 April 2022 and 1 October 2023.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX9013
Date of access1
13 November 2023
FOI request2
Emails sent or received by Lachlan Strahan, Solomon Islands High Commissioner, between 1 January 2022 and 1 January 2023 that relate to Leroy Wharf Port in the Solomon Islands and/or the port’s owner.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX9251 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Trade and Tourism
Date of access1
10 November 2023
FOI request2
All communications between Richard Marles MP (and his office) and the Minister for Trade, Don Farrell (and his office) related to the companies: Scale Facilitation and/or Recharge Industries.
The timeframe for communications being 1 May 2022 to present.
Information published in the disclosure log3
If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance.
FOI Reference number LEX8934
Date of access1
8 November 2023
FOI request2
Documents relating to information the department has received about the powers of the Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media to compel foreign witnesses, as well as the department's internal processes and correspondence in clarifying the parliament's powers to compel foreign witnesses to participate in public hearings.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX9009
Date of access1
7 November 2023
FOI request2
… cables, briefs, submissions, notes, talking points, emails, memoranda to and/or from the Minister and/or her office and/or her Department in relation to the delegation of Australian politicians traveling to Washington DC in relation to Mr Assange.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8877
Date of access1
7 November 2023
FOI request2
All ministerial briefings and submissions that mention Tigris Petroleum prepared by the department between January 1 2000 and December 31 2003
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX9095
Date of access1
30 October 2023
FOI request2
Copies of cables, briefs, submissions, notes, talking points, emails, memoranda to and/or from the Minister and/or her office and/or her Department in relation to the delegation of Australian politicians in Washington DC advocating for the release of Mr Assange from 12 September 2023 to date
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8667
Date of access1
30 October 2023
FOI request2
Briefing notes and materials prepared for the Foreign Minister in preparation for her 28 July 2023 meeting/engagements with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and for the AUSMIN meeting on 29 July 2023.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX9064
Date of access1
23 October 2023
FOI request2
“I seek the most recent DFAT ministerial brief or minute that is solely on the issue of visa free travel for Pacific Island Forum member countries.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8922
Date of access1
19 October 2023
FOI request2
“Studies, assessments, evaluations, reports, comments or other information provided by DFAT to the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) since 23 May 2022 that relate to climate change.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8658
Date of access1
18 October 2023
FOI request2
- Any ministerial submissions from DFAT to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the period 21 December 2022 to 8 August 2023 inclusive that relate to Israel and/or the occupied Palestinian territories (however described).
- Advice and recommendations provided by DFAT to the Minister for Foreign Affairs underpinning the announcement the Minister made on 8 August 2023 that the Australian Government was strengthening its opposition to settlements by affirming that they are illegal under international law and are a significant obstacle to peace and that it was resuming use of the term 'Occupied Palestinian Territories'.
- The date DFAT first received a request from the Minister for Foreign Affairs or her office for advice in relation to the matters mentioned in #2 above, and the first email or correspondence requesting that advice.
Information published in the disclosure log3
LEX8658 - Document Part 1 [PDF 9 MB]
LEX8658 - Document Part 2 [PDF 2 MB]
FOI Reference number LEX8366
Date of access1
18 October 2023
FOI request2
“… correspondence about an AUKUS event hosted/attended by US Ambassador Kevin Rudd on or around April 3, 2023 in Washington DC, reportedly at the Cosmos Club.
…
a) Any reports and correspondence, to or from Northrop Grumman Corporation – created between March 13, 2023 and April 5, 2023 and
b) Any emails, reports and correspondence that refer to Northrop Grumman Corporation, created between March 13, 2023 and April 5, 2023 and that relate to … the AUKUS event hosted/attended by US Ambassador Kevin Rudd on or around April 3, 2023 in Washington DC, reportedly at the Cosmos Club.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8364
Date of access1
18 October 2023
FOI request2
“… correspondence about an AUKUS event hosted/attended by US Ambassador Kevin Rudd on or around April 3, 2023 in Washington DC, reportedly at the Cosmos Club.
…
a) “Any reports and correspondence to or from Pyne & Partners created between March 13, 2023 and April 5, 2023
b) Any reports and correspondence that refer to Pyne & Partners or Christopher Pyne, created between March 13, 2023 and April 5, 2023”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8481
Date of access1
16 October 2023
FOI request2
Documents between the department and Pollination Capital Partners for the period 15 June 2021 to 14 December 2021.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8453
Date of access1
9 October 2023
FOI request2
Documents relating to operations conducted in Afghanistan, documents relating to talks with Hamid Karzai and documents taken in official capacity by Paul Foley between 27 August 2012 to 5 September 2012.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8814
Date of access1
5 October 2023
FOI request2
- Ministerial submissions sent from DFAT to Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her office, related to request/s from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority for changes to bilateral air rights.
- Correspondence between DFAT and the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts in relation to request/s from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority for changes to bilateral air rights.
The timeframe scope of this request is between 1 August 2022 to receipt of this email.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8496
Date of access1
4 October 2023
FOI request2
All ministerial briefs for the Foreign Minister's office containing the term 'parental abduction' relating to Japan between July 1 2022 and January 1 2023.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8914
Date of access1
25 September 2023
FOI request2
…. all your records regarding the Government of China’s and Chinese criminal gangs’ interference in and influence on Canada - its economics, real estate, crime, narcotics, society and government (including elections) - from Jan. 1, 2019 to the present day. Send me your reviews and notes upon the book “Wilful Blindness: How a network of narcos, tycoons and CCP agents infiltrated the West” by Sam Cooper (2021, Toronto), and similarly themed news stories by this author. Also send me your reviews and notes upon the book “Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada,” by Jonathan Manthorpe. (2019, Cormorant Books)
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8942
Date of access1
20 September 2023
FOI request2
Any records of, including minutes, agendas, lists of attendees, time, date and location of, any meetings held between representatives of Sinn Féin from the island of Ireland and any public official, up to and including, ministerial level, of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia. The timeframe for such meetings is between 1st July 2023 and 29th August 2023.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8905
Date of access1
12 September 2023
FOI request2
Studies, assessments, evaluations, reports or other analyses produced by DFAT’s Policy Planning Branch since 1 January 2021 that relate to climate change.
Information published in the disclosure log3
If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance to receive copies.
FOI Reference number LEX8259
Date of access1
4 September 2023
FOI request2
Correspondence between union workers representing the entire DFAT graduate cohort and the capability taskforce relating to the shortening of the 2023 graduate program from 24 months to 12 months, between May 2022 and November 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8524
Date of access1
23 August 2023
FOI request2
“All documents and correspondence between 1 July 2023 and 24 July 2023, inclusive, relating to the tweet from the @AusintheUS account on July 21 at 11.37 AEST (URL for reference https://twitter.com/AusintheUS/status/1682203133244502016 ) including relating to the graphic/image contained in the tweet.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8372
Date of access1
22 August 2023
FOI request2
‘‘All memos, talking points, advice and correspondence sent or received by Peter Cai, CEO of the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, between July 3 and July 4, 2023 on the topic of Hong Kong authorities seeking the arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists based overseas.
All memos, talking points, advice and correspondence sent or received by Elizabeth McGregor, China External and Coordination Branch (ECB), between July 3 and July 4, 2023 on the topic of Hong Kong authorities seeking the arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists based overseas.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8443
Date of access1
14 August 2023
FOI request2
Documents that DFAT holds relating to the development, approval, and communication of the “Yogyakarta Principles Plus 10.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8209
Date of access1
14 August 2023
FOI request2
Australia Pacific Security College independent review report 2021.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7546
Date of access1
14 August 2023
FOI request2
“All documents related to protests that took place outside Australia’s embassy and city consulates in the United States in October 2021 linked to Australia’s Covid-19 policies — for example, outside the Australian consulate in New York. This includes internal correspondence, staff warnings/briefings, media monitoring and any other relevant document related to the above protests.’
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8190
Date of access1
9 August 2023
FOI request2
- Briefing and talking points provided to Australian officials participating in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Nuclear Risk Reduction Workshop in Brisbane on 22-23 March 2023; and
- Any report by Australian officials on the ARF Nuclear Risk Reduction Workshop.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8322 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
7 August 2023
FOI request2
… copies of all correspondence from Zoe Daniel MP or the office of Zoe Daniel MP to the Foreign Minister’s Office since 21 May 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance to receive copies.
FOI Reference number LEX8203
Date of access1
3 August 2023
FOI request2
- Any internal DFAT communications relating to a media request on 11 November 2022, asking for "an estimate of how many Australians are in Ukraine fighting in the war", and additionally "do we know how many are fighting on either side?".
- Any internal DFAT communications relating to a follow-up media request on May 29 this year, asking if there had been any update on that issue.
- Any communications between DFAT and Home Affairs relating to the preparation of Senate Estimates answers given by Kate Logan to Senator Jordon Steele-John on June 1, as captured on page 51 of this Hansard transcript where Ms Logan revealed Home Affairs information about Australian fighters in Ukraine.
- Any internal DFAT communications relating to the decision to refuse this information in the responses to media requests while allowing the information to be released to Senate Estimates.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8210
Date of access1
27 July 2023
FOI request2
In AusAID a DFAT Tarawa POST Report was given to prospective applicants who were applying for a position in Tarawa. This document was unclassified.
[1]According to the letter (attached), I was sent one of these reports written in March 2008. I would now like to see all the versions of this document from 2000 - 2015. I presume they are updated every 2 - 3 years.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8081
Date of access1
27 July 2023
FOI request2
- Briefing and talking points provided to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, for her participation in the 8th Australia-Indonesia 2+2 Defence and Foreign Ministers’ meeting held Canberra on 9 February 2023 and the Bali Process Ministerial Meeting in Adelaide on 10 February 2023 that relate to:
- Defence Cooperation between Australia and Indonesia, or
- Australian Development Cooperation with Indonesia; and
- Biographical briefing, background material or other documents provided to Senator Wong that relate to the lives and careers of Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and/or Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX8216
Date of access1
21 July 2023
FOI request2
Correspondence between DFAT and the Department of Home Affairs relating to the 23 December 2021 DFAT Sri Lanka Country Information Report.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7965
Date of access1
13 July 2023
FOI request2
…all documents held by the Department relating to the lobbyist Ari Ben Menashe and/or Dickens & Madson (Mr. Menashe's Canadian lobbying organisation).
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7859
Date of access1
6 July 2023
FOI request2
… documents that contain specifically a final estimated cost figure of the new Washington DC chancery … [excluding] documents that show details on construction, demolition and temporary relocation or changes to costs due to any changes in specifications.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7680
Date of access1
5 July 2023
FOI request2
Documents generated in the period 1 January 2023 and March 29 2023 inclusive:
- All correspondence between DFAT and Victorian Government entities in relation to Premier Daniel Andrews' proposed trip to China, including briefing notes or talking points provided to the Victorian Government to assist the Premier in raising or responding to topical issues in the bilateral relationship.
- notes, summaries or records of discussions between the DFAT Secretary and the DPC Secretary in relation to Premier Daniel Andrews' proposed trip to China.
- notes, summaries or records of discussions between the DFAT Secretary and Premier Daniel Andrews in relation to his proposed trip to China (including a conversation believed to have occurred on or about March 27 2023).
- Any submissions sent by DFAT to the Foreign Minister or the Trade Minister in relation to Premier Daniel Andrews' proposed trip to China.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7693
Date of access1
29 June 2023
FOI request2
…copies of any document with a date range from January 1st 2022 to and including January 31st 2022 containing the … term … “Jadar Project”.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7811
Date of access1
22 June 2023
FOI request2
Correspondence between the Department and WA Premier Mark McGowan’s office relating to his trade mission to China in the week starting April 17, 2023. I am also seeking any briefing documents prepared by the Department for Mr McGowan ahead of the trade mission.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7672
Date of access1
21 June 2023
FOI request2
- Instructions or directions issued by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and/or DFAT to the Australian Observer Delegation to 1MSP.
- Reports, including cablegrams, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and/or DFAT by the Australian Observer Delegation to 1MSP (including any reports by individual members of the delegation).
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX4736
Date of access1
19 June 2023
FOI request2
Documents relating to the registration of Australian citizens overseas during COVID-19.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX4735
Date of access1
19 June 2023
FOI request2
Documents relating to communications with Australian citizens overseas during COVID-19.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7636
Date of access1
15 June 2023
FOI request2
All media talking points prepared for Assistant Minister for Trade Tim Ayres for his trip to China in the last week of March 2023. This includes his talking points for any Chinese or Australian media.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7678
Date of access1
13 June 2023
FOI request2
Departmental correspondence with the Foreign Minister’s office containing the term ‘parental abduction’ relating to Japan between 1 January 2022 and 1 July 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7275
Date of access1
13 June 2023
FOI request2
“Briefs provided to the Minister by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade over the period 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, pertaining to:
- The Laminaria-Corallina oil and gas fields, or
- The FPSO Northern Endeavour, or
- Timor Sea Oil and Gas Australia (TSOGA), or
- Northern Oil and Gas Australia (NOGA)”.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7865
Date of access1
5 June 2023
FOI request2
“Copies of cables, notes, speeches, transcripts, briefings, memoranda to and/or from the Australian Ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, in relation to a function at the Cosmos Club in Washington in the first week of April 2023.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7875
Date of access1
2 June 2023
FOI request2
Please release the template of the Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI), in Portuguese issued by the Australian Embassy in Lisbon upon successful completion of application for certificate of no impediment to marriage by an Australian citizen (for someone to get married in Portugal). Please release the CNI issued in Portuguese (exact wording) to Australian citizens. Please also release if exists different templates(exact wording) based on how an applicant(Australian citizen) answers question 8 on CNI application form- have you been married before? Please also release the current application CNI as part of this request although it is available on the Australian Embassy in Lisbon's website.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7653
Date of access1
2 June 2023
FOI request2
‘Any emails or letters received from and/or sent to Mr Paul Keating (or his office) in the period 1 November 2022 to 30 March 2023 inclusive’.
Information published in the disclosure log3
If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance to receive copies.
FOI Reference number LEX7926
Date of access1
1 June 2023
FOI request2
“A complete copy of the departments' Freedom of Information (FOI) logs for the period 2013-2023, including any secondary departments controlled by the agency”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7591
Date of access1
26 May 2023
FOI request2
The list of countries represented at the AUKUS-related briefings from 13 March 2023 to 17 March 2023, seating plans and notes taken by DFAT.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7727
Date of access1
25 May 2023
FOI request2
“I seek access to all communication to and/or from the Australian embassy in Indonesia that relate to pre-briefing of Indonesian counterparts of the unredacted reasons referred to in the correspondence with the Tribunal, in the matter of Patrick and Director-General, National Archives of Australia (AAT 2021/5369).”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7671
Date of access1
25 May 2023
FOI request2
“…any cables, reports, or briefings created in and between August and December 2010 regarding BHP's attempt at a takeover of the Canadian Potash Corp, an attempt that was blocked by the Canadian government on national interest grounds.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7826
Date of access1
24 May 2023
FOI request2
Briefing provided by DFAT to the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Tim Watts MP, for his attendance at the Conference on Disarmament in February 2023
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7361
Date of access1
22 May 2023
FOI request2
Documents relating to the appointment of Dr Kevin Rudd as the Ambassador of Australia to the United States of America.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7654
Date of access1
19 May 2023
FOI request2
Unidentified aerial objects shot down by the United States Air Force over the Arctic Ocean, Canada and Michigan between 10 and 12 February 2023
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7733
Date of access1
18 May 2023
FOI request2
“the visit brief provided to the Assistant Minister for Trade for his visit to Switzerland in January 2023”.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7201
Date of access1
12 May 2023
FOI request2
Letters produced since 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, relating to speeding and drink driving offences for diplomats in Canberra.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7699
Date of access1
5 May 2023
FOI request2
“…copies of any document with a date range from December 1st 2022 to and including December 31st 2022 containing the following term …. “Jadar Project".”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7122
Date of access1
5 May 2023
FOI request2
All documentation relating to discussions involving the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and its representatives with foreign government officials from India and/or China and/or Indian or Chinese companies/industry representatives regarding:
- insurance for coal mining in Australia
- a coal mining insurance mutual company
Taking place between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7121
Date of access1
5 May 2023
FOI request2
All documentation relating to activities and discussions involving the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and its representatives with foreign government officials from India and/or China and/or Indian or Chinese companies/industry representatives that relates to the business of Adani Enterprises, Bravus Mining & Resources, Whitehaven Coal, Yancoal and Minerals Council of Australia taking place between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7121
Date of access1
5 May 2023
FOI request2
All documentation relating to activities and discussions involving the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and its representatives with foreign government officials from India and/or China and/or Indian or Chinese companies/industry representatives that relates to the business of Adani Enterprises, Bravus Mining & Resources, Whitehaven Coal, Yancoal and Minerals Council of Australia taking place between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7560
Date of access1
4 May 2023
FOI request2
Processing documents relating to the Section 40 Certificate under the Foreign States Immunities Act 1985.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7158, LEX 7159, LEX 7160, LEX 7161, LEX 7162, LEX 7163
Date of access1
1 May 2023
FOI request2
Procurement, approval and payment processing communications relating to six events listed in the Question on Notice No. 329.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6854
Date of access1
28 April 2023
FOI request2
Final briefs and meeting notes (excluding all other document types) created between 1 June 2022 and 1 December 2022 that refer to the climate risk assessment being led by the Office of National Intelligence
- Excluding cabinet material and any publicly available documents.
- Excluding staff contact details, staff names below SES/Ministerial Chief of Staff, duplicate documents so long as it remains clear where duplicates were attached to correspondence, and earlier emails in any complete email chain
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7182
Date of access1
24 April 2023
FOI request2
the visit brief provided to the Assistant Minister for Trade for his visit to Italy in January 2023.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7555
Date of access1
19 April 2023
FOI request2
Documents containing the terms ‘Jadarite’ or ‘Rio Sava’ produced between 1 January 2022 and 1 July 2022 and addressed to or sent from any public servants at executive level (EL) and above.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7501
Date of access1
12 April 2023
FOI request2
Renee Leon's review into the Pacific Labour Facility.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7247
Date of access1
12 April 2023
FOI request2
All ministerial briefings pertaining to the Australian Government's contact, whether direct or indirect via the embassy of a foreign country, with the government of North Korea from 1 January 2015.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7326, 7323
Date of access1
31 March 2023
FOI request2
Documents provided to The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, Australia's Ambassador to the United States for the period 28 January 2023 to 17 February 2023, on the subject matter of the Chinese spy balloon, Unidentified Aerial Objects and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7295
Date of access1
30 March 2023
FOI request2
Any briefing materials provided to the trade minister ahead of the virtual meeting with his Chinese counterparts and any minutes following the meeting.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7387
Date of access1
27 March 2023
FOI request2
‘a copy of the review conducted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about its overseas network’.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7177
Date of access1
24 March 2023
FOI request2
Briefing notes and materials prepared for the Foreign Minister ahead of her 21 December 2022 meeting/engagements with China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6876
Date of access1
23 March 2023
FOI request2
1. DFAT cablegrams sent from the Australian Embassy to Indonesia, Jakarta, to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 23 May 2022 and 6 December 2022 that report on political and/or human rights issues relating to West Papua (now divided into the Indonesian provinces of Papua, West Papua, South Papua, Central Papua and Highland Papua).
2. DFAT cablegrams sent from the Australian Embassy to Indonesia, Jakarta, to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 1 December 2021 and 6 December 2022 that relate to the development of a spaceport on the Indonesian island of Biak, including proposals for SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp) to use such facilities for space launch operations.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7052
Date of access1
23 March 2023
FOI request2
1. Any report post 1 April 2021 emanating from DFAT of or concerning the question of Israel practicing apartheid in Israel or the Occupied Territories.
2. Any documentation post 1 April 2021 created by DFAT or any subsidiary or agent thereof and addressing reports by Human Rights Watch dated 27 April 2021, (hereafter 'the Human Rights Watch report') and/or Amnesty International dated 1 February 2022, (hereinafter 'the Amnesty International report)') whereby each organization found Israel to be committing the crime of apartheid in Israel and the Occupied Territories
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7141 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
21 March 2023
FOI request2
The Minister for Foreign Affairs' diary, formatted in 1-week-per-page, for the period May 23, 2022 until January 20, 2023.
Information published in the disclosure log3
If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance to receive copies.
FOI Reference number LEX6900
Date of access1
20 March 2023
FOI request2
“Documents prepared for the Foreign Minister relating to Solomon Islands security pact and funding of the Solomon Islands general elections.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7296
Date of access1
16 March 2023
FOI request2
“every sanctions permit issued by DFAT in 2022.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7248
Date of access1
6 March 2023
FOI request2
“Regarding the Australian Consul to Chicago, I request all records of the meeting with Canterbury Bankstown Council Mayor Khal Asfour and Canterbury Bankstown Council CEO Matthew Stewart in January 2020.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7100
Date of access1
27 February 2023
FOI request2
The brief prepared for the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Senator Penny Wong, by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and/or the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office relating to the visit to Australia of International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi in July 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7030
Date of access1
23 February 2023
FOI request2
All documents, including emails and internal briefings relating to Deputy High Commissioner to India Sarah Storey's attendance at Narendra Modi's election rally in Gujarat as part of a diplomatic study tour on 1st December 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7178
Date of access1
23 February 2023
FOI request2
The policy of DFAT in respect of notarial services, including the current notarial services handbook.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7092
Date of access1
17 February 2023
FOI request2
The department’s policy on the collection of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram messages to comply with Archives Act.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6485
Date of access1
13 February 2023
FOI request2
- DFAT’s most recent submission to the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), including attachments.
- The AWEI scorecard DFAT received for (1)
- Emails and other records of communication between DFAT and Pride in Diversity/ACON regarding the submission and the scorecard.
- Invoices for membership or services provided by ACON in financial year 2021/22.
- The DFAT style guide.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6799
Date of access1
8 February 2023
FOI request2
Reporting related to the Vaccine Access and Health Security Initiative.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6985
Date of access1
6 February 2023
FOI request2
Talking Points relating to recognition of Israel's capital.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6725
Date of access1
6 February 2023
FOI request2
Submissions, briefings and correspondence referring to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6905 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
3 February 2023
FOI request2
Emails and attachments on UFOs sent to/from/cc’ing Foreign Minister Penny Wong from 9 November 2022 to 7 December 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance to receive copies.
FOI Reference number LEX6899
Date of access1
2 February 2023
FOI request2
Documents relating to the Australia-Pacific Training Coalition (APTC3) tender process and figures relating to the Seasonal Worker Program and the Pacific Labour Scheme.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6251 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
23 January 2023
FOI request2
The Foreign Minister's diary in a weekly agenda format for the first 100 days following swearing in to the portfolio
Information published in the disclosure log3
If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance to receive copies.
FOI Reference number LEX6923
Date of access1
11 January 2023
FOI request2
A copy of the request and decision letter in previous FOI matter LEX5972
Information published in the disclosure log3
Older disclosure logs
- FOI disclosure log 2022
- FOI disclosure log 2021
- FOI disclosure log 2020
- FOI disclosure log 2019
- FOI disclosure log 2018
- FOI disclosure log 2017
- 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)