This page links to media releases from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Media releases from our portfolio ministers are available on other websites.

2021

• Joint Statement on the WHO-Convened COVID-19 Origins Study, 30 March 2021
• Australia-Bangladesh Senior Officials’ Talks, 11 March 2021
• Australia-ROK senior officials policy dialogue on our support for Southeast Asia and ASEAN, 25 February 2021
• Australia-India-France Trilateral Senior Officials’ Meeting, 25 February 2021
• G7 Joint Statement - WHO Executive Board, 19 January 2021

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2020

• Australia-India-Japan-United States Quad Senior Officials’ Meeting, 18 December 2020
• 12th meeting of the India-Australia Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, 17 December 2020
• Commencement of the Foreign Arrangements Scheme, 10 December 2020
• Seventh Australia-ROK Strategic Dialogue, 11 November 2020
• Joint press release EU-Australia Joint Committee, 19 October 2020
• Statement on Dr Yang Hengjun, 10 October 2020
• Australia-India-Japan-United States Quad Consultations, 25 September 2020
• First Australia-India-France Trilateral Dialogue, 9 September 2020
• Australia-India-Japan Economic Ministers’ Joint Statement on Supply Chain Resilience, 1 September 2020
• European Union Cyber Sanctions Listings, 1 August 2020
• US Department of Justice indictment of cyber actors, 22 July 2020
• Joint Statement by the co-convenors of a meeting of Pacific Women Leaders, Australian Foreign Minister and Minister for Women Marise Payne, and Samoan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, 4 June 2020
• DFAT Secretary discusses COVID-19 response with Indo-Pacific countries, 13 May 2020
• Protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights and promoting gender-responsiveness in the COVID-19 crisis, 6 May 2020
• Joint Ministerial Statement on action plans to facilitate the flow of goods and services as well as the essential movement of people, 1 May 2020
• DFAT Statement on arrangements at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, 9 April 2020
• Statement from the DFAT Secretary, 20 March 2020
• Statement on cost of assisted departures from Wuhan, 2 February 2020
• Shared bilateral and regional priorities feature at Senior Officials Meeting between Timor-Leste and Australia, 27 January 2020
• 6th Australia-China High Level Dialogue, 20 January 2020
• Taiwan elections, 12 January 2020
• Australia-Japan Ministerial Economic Dialogue, 10 January 2020

2019

• Third India-Australia-Indonesia Trilateral Senior Officials’ Dialogue, 18 December 2019
• Third Australia-India 2+2 Foreign and Defence Secretaries' Dialogue, 10 December 2019
• Joint Statement on the Sixth Indonesia-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministers 2+2 Meeting, 6 December 2019
• Statement on DFAT employee Julie Delforce, 19 November 2019
• Australia-India-Japan-United States 'Quad' Consultations, 4 November 2019
• 16th Annual Australia-Viet Nam Human Rights Dialogue, 9 September 2019
• 6th Australia-Lao Human Rights Dialogue, 28 August 2019
• Second EU-Australia Joint Committee highlights concrete steps forward in the bilateral partnership, 27 June 2019
• US, Japan, Australia Reaffirm Commitment to Indo-Pacific Infrastructure Development, 25 June 2019
• Australia-India-Japan-United States Consultations, 31 May 2019
• Statement on Julian Assange, 31 May 2019
• Statement from Australian Ambassador to the United States Hon. Joe Hockey , 22 February 2019
• Mr Yang Jun: update, 25 January 2019
• Consular Case in China, 23 January 2019

2018

• Statement to Australian Story on James Ricketson case, 17 December 2018
• Visit to Australia by His Excellency Ram Nath Kovind, President of India, 24 November 2018
• Australia-India-Japan-United States Consultations, 15 November 2018
• 1st EU-Australia Joint Committee charts the way forward for enhanced cooperation, 13 November 2018
• Fourth Australia-India Maritime Dialogue in Canberra, Australia, 5 November 2018
• 13th High Level Consultations between the Lao PDR and Australia further strengthens an important partnership, 1 November 2018
• First Senior Officials Meeting between Timor-Leste and Australia continues positive momentum in relationship, 16 October 2018
• Second India-Australia 2+2 Foreign And Defence Secretaries' Dialogue, 10 October 2018
• Second Indonesia-Australia-India Senior Officials' Strategic Dialogue, Canberra, Australia, 27 September 2018
• Australian Statement on the 15th Annual Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, 31 August 2018
• Rohingya crisis – One year on, 25 August 2018
• UK-Australia Trade Working Group Joint Statement, 30 July 2018
• Australia-India-Japan-United States consultations, 7 June 2018
• Meeting of the Australia-UK Trade Working Group, 27 April 2018

2017

• Joint statement calling for Japan to end lethal research whaling in the Southern Ocean, 18 December 2017
• Japan-Australia-India Foreign Secretaries' Trilateral Dialogue. 13 December 2017
• First India-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Secretaries' Dialogue. 12 December 2017
• The first Indonesia-Australia-India Senior Officials' Strategic Dialogue, Bogor, Indonesia, 28 November 2017
• Australia-India-Japan-United States consultations on the Indo-Pacific, 12 November 2017
• IAEA completes nuclear security advisory mission, 10 November 2017
• Report finds trade supports one-in-five jobs, 31 October 2017
• 1st Australia-Islamic Republic of Iran Human Rights Dialogue, 29 August 2017
• 14th Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, 21 August 2017
• Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program: Applications now open, 18 August 2017
• Australia-ASEAN Council promotes food and agricultural trade with ASEAN partners, 15 August 2017
• 5th Australia-Lao PDR Human Rights Dialogue, 2 August 2017
• Joint UK-Australia Statement on Cyber Co-operation, 26 July 2017
• Statutory Review of Existing Autonomous Sanctions Listings in Relation to Ukraine - Public consultations, 14 July 2017
• High-Level Security Dialogue with China: Joint Statement, 24 April 2017
• Australia's trade by State and Territory, 7 February 2017
• Strong trade results for Australia, 16 January 2017

2016

• Statutory review of existing Autonomous Sanctions listings – DPRK – public consultations, 24 October 2016
• Australia-United States dialogue in support of the human rights of LGBTI persons, 14 October 2016
• Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program: Applications now open, 6 October 2016
• Australian Statement on the 13th Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, 9 August 2016
• Allegations of diversion of Australian aid funds to Hamas, 5 August 2016
• Statutory review of UN counter-terrorism listings – public consultation, 29 July 2016
• NAIDOC Week 2016, 5 July 2016
• International Day of the Tropics, 29 June 2016
• Australian support for the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, 22 June 2016
• Celebrating 70 years of diplomatic relations with the Philippines, 20 June 2016
• Statutory review of UN counter-terrorism listings – public consultation, 10 June 2016
• Statutory review of existing autonomous sanctions public consultation, 7 June 2016
• 2016 DFAT Ramadan message
• Australia-ASEAN Council building inter-school links in South-East Asia, 30 May 2016
• China's Foreign NGO Management Law, 04 May 2016
• Australia-Indonesia Institute grants, 16 March 2016
• Australia hosts Antarctic talks with China, 1 March 2016
• Review of existing UN terrorism listing – public submissions, 12 February 2016
• Taiwan elections, 17 January 2016
• Joint statement on whaling and safety at sea, 12 January 2016
• Australia-Japan Foundation 40th anniversary, 1 January 2016

2015

• Grants strengthen Australia-Arab relations, 21 December 2015
• Australia-ASEAN Council inaugural grants, 16 December 2015
• Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb awarded 'Policy Maker of the Year', 4 December 2015
• The Royal Navy's HMS Protector in Hobart ahead of historic Southern Ocean patrol, 1 December 2015
• DFAT Launches Women in Leadership strategy, 23 November 2015
• Grants strengthen Australia Latin America relations, 17 November 2015
• DFAT security to be provided by Indigenous supplier, 13 October 2015
• Joint Statement: Inaugural Australia-India Cyber Policy Dialogue, 31 August 2015
• Australian trade continues to grow, 4 August 2015
• Demonstration outside Chinese Consulate-General, Sydney, 23 July 2015
• Recent human rights developments in China, 17 July 2015
• Counter-terrorism related sanctions listing, 4 June 2015
• Amazing voices of Africa, 29 April 2015
• Australia-Korea Foundation 2015-16 funding round open, 10 March 2015
• Australia's Trade by State and Territory, 25 February 2015
• Celebrating 50 years of DFAT's Composition of Trade publication, 25 February 2015
• Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis listed for counter-terrorism targeted financial sanctions, 25 February 2015
• Inaugural Australia-Japan Cyber Policy Dialogue, 13 February 2015
• Australia-Japan Foundation Welcomes 15 January Start for Trade Agreement with Japan, 6 January 2015

2014

• Be a smart traveller these holidays, 19 December 2014
• Sports Diplomacy: DFAT Hosts AFC Asian Cup Trophy, 9 December 2014
• Trade agreement strengthens regional ties, 5 December 2014
• Australia-Japan Foundation Chair Mr Murray Mclean AO, receives the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from the Government Of Japan, 21 November 2014
• 50th Australia in Brief publication showcases our country, 17 October 2014
• 'The Embassy' television documentary series, 16 October 2014
• Australia's trade with East Asia grows, 14 October 2014
• Review of five existing UN terrorism listings – public submissions, 24 September 2014
• Promoting cultural, educational and scientific links with Thailand, 15 September 2014
• First procurment under the International Communications Network program, 16 August 2014
• Cultural grants connect Australian creativity and education innovation with Malaysia, 14 August 2014
• Australia's trade in services for 2013, 5 August 2014
• Eleventh Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, 1 August 2014
• Cultural grants connect Australian creativity with the world, 28 July 2014
• Australia's resource export volumes surge in 2013, 25 July 2014
• Japanese Prime Minister Abe's announcement on Japanese security policies, 2 July 2014
• Australia supports ASEAN's infrastructure development, 26 May 2014
• DFAT wins e-learning awards for education project , 23 May 2014
• Flooding in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, 22 May 2014
• Women's economic empowerment a priority for Australia, 22 May 2014
• Declaration of martial law in Thailand, 19 May 2014
• Statement on developments in the South China Sea, 14 May 2014
• Environmental Goods Trade Negotiations: Call For Submissions, 15 April 2014
• The Australia-Thailand Institute 2014-15 General Grant Program, 26 March 2014
• Australia records strong trade surplus in January, 6 March 2014
• Trade in services increase in 2012-13, 4 March 2014
• 15th Australia-China Human Rights Dialogue, 20 February 2014
• Northern Territory trade volumes surge, 11 February 2014
• Professor Takatoshi Ito to deliver Australia-Japan Foundation Annual Address, 5 February 2014

2013

• Joint statement on whaling and safety at sea, 20 December 2013
• New Smartraveller business travel advice, 13 December 2013
• Australia-Korea Foundation welcomes conclusion of free trade agreement negotiations, 5 December 2013
• Foreign Minister renews UN terrorism listings, 25 November 2013
• IAEA Completes Nuclear Security Review Mission In Australia, 15 November 2013
• DFAT Launches Book: Wife and Baggage to Follow, 22 October 2013
• Smartraveller advice to Schoolies and Leavers, 22 October 2013
• Australia hosts second round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Negotiations in Brisbane, 3 October 2013
• ICT Industry Briefing, 2 October 2013
• Consular: Detention of Greenpeace activist in Russia – update, 30 September 2013
• DFAT supports "Australia" exhibition at the Royal Academy, 25 September 2013
• Australia's trade and investment with APEC grows, 16 September 2013
• Joint Statement on Syria, 6 September 2013
• Australia brings women's voices to New York on peacebuilding, 6 September 2013
• Trade deficit in July 2013, 5 September 2013
• Australia taking lead role in international efforts to raise standards and accountability for private security contractors, 15 August 2013
• Australia welcomes UN cyber report, 13 August 2013
• Australia's trade with East Asia, Europe and the Americas: 2012, 13 August 2013
• Australia welcomes Mexico into Australia Group, 13 August 2013
• Appointment of new Executive Committee Members to Council on Australia Latin American Relations, 7 August 2013
• DFAT congratulates Australian Arts in Asia Award winners, 2 August 2013
• Strengthening ties with Asia through support for Australian arts, 30 June 2013
• Australia's trade in services for 2012, 30 July 2013
• Australia's export volumes grow strongly in 2012, 20 June 2013
• Review of UN terrorism listings – Public Submissions, 12 June 2013
• DFAT announces new Data Centre partnership with Canberra Data Centres, 11 April 2013
• The Australia-Japan Foundation welcomes students to Victoria from Japanese disaster zone, 25 March 2013
• DFAT confirms IT contract to improve passport security, efficiency and integrity, 22 March 2013
• Australia's trade in services for 2011-12, 5 March 2013
• Travel Tale winners announced, 3 March 2013
• Trade success in Australia's states and territories, 19 February 2013

2012

• Ministers welcome the adoption of the UN Resolution on the Final Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, 24 December 2012
• Agriculture exports bounce back in 2011-12, 21 December 2012
• China's rise dominates yearly trade round-up, 21 December 2012
• Joint statement on whaling and safety at sea, 21 December 2012
• Technology makes smart travel simple, 5 November 2012
• Leaders of disaster-stricken Japanese communities visit Australia, 5 October 2012
• Australia expresses concern over ILO team's departure from Fiji, 20 September 2012
• Consular services: Letter to Seven Network's Today Tonight, 3 September 2012
• Australia's trade expands in face of global turbulence, 28 August 2012
• Australia trades $109 billion in services in 2011, 26 July 2012
• Australian exports surge to new record, 11 July 2012
• NAIDOC Week 2012, 11 July 2012
• Fourteenth Australia-China Human Rights Dialogue, 10 July 2012
• Primary product exports nudge record $200 billion in 2011, 21 June 2012
• Australia Group Plenary 2012 - Media Release, 15 June 2012
• Foundation for Australian Studies in China, 16 May 2012
• Ensure mum gets the break she deserves this Mother's Day, 4 May 2012
• Playground for children displaced by the Fukushima nuclear accident, 20 April 2012
• Gold Coast welcomes students from Japanese disaster zone, 27 March 2012
• Australian Government - Australia-Japan Foundation, 14 March 2012
• Autonomous financial sanctions: Transition of regulatory responsibility, 7 March 2012
• Australia trades $108 billion in services in 2010-11, 3 March 2012
• Inaugural Australian Indigenous cultural festival in Cuba, 27 January 2012
• Western and South Australia lead export growth, 24 January 2012
• Seeking Public Submissions for the Charter of the Commonwealth, 10 January 2012
• Australia records its ninth consecutive trade surplus in November 2011, 5 January 2012

2011

• Agricultural Exports Bounce Back in 2010–11, 14 December 2011
• Australia's strong trade performance continues, 12 December 2011
• Australian Exports Approach $300 billion, 8 December 2011
• Australia's trade with Africa rebounds, 1 December 2011
• Five listed under terrorist asset-freezing regime, 15 November 2011
• APEC Trade and Investment in 2010, 7 November 2011
• DFAT passports IT upgrade goes out to tender, 30 September 2011
• Australia's trade with East Asia, the Americas, and the European Union: 2010, 17 August 2011
• Australia's finance and insurance foreign affiliate trade, 5 August 2011
• Australian trade surplus reaches record high in 2010-11, 3 August 2011
• Trade with China Hits $100 billion, 29 June 2011
• Australia's Trade in Primary and Manufactured products 2010 - record trade surplus, 22 June 2011
• China becomes Australia's largest services export market, 15 March 2011
• Summit marks International Women's Day, 8 March 2011
• Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, 21 February 2011
• Second charter flight for Australians departing Egypt, 1 February 2011
• Australia's trade by state and territory, 31 January 2011

2010

• China tops trade in goods and services, 22 December 2010
• Australia's exports of primary and manufactured products 2009-10, 9 December 2010
• Know the rules for travelling with PBS medicine this Christmas, 7 December 2010
• APEC Trade and Investment in 2009, 12 November 2010
• Elizabeth O'Neill Journalism Award, 23 September 2010
• Regional Operational Experts Group Meeting and Exercise Pacific Protector '10, 13 September 2010
• Canonisation Ceremony for the Blessed Mary MacKillop, 10 September 2010
• Safety Campaign for International Students, 6 August 2010
• Australia's International Television Broadcasting Service, 19 July 2010
• Scheme for the Recognition of Bodies to Issue Certificates of Origin for Free Trade Agreements, 19 July 2010
• 14th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, 23 June 2010
• Appointments to the Board of the Australia-Japan Foundation, 7 June 2010.
• Australian trade volumes grow despite financial crisis, 4 June 2010.
• Appointment of Director General of AusAID, 12 May 2010.
• Thirteenth session of the Human Rights Council, 27 March 2010
• Joint approach to stabilise and rebuild Afghanistan - joint media release - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), AusAID, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF). 2 March 2010
• Australian National Commission for UNESCO recognises the 150th Melbourne Cup, 1 February 2010
• Exports of Primary and Manufactured Products Australia 2008-09, 29 January 2010
• Australian Statement on Haiti – UN Human Rights Council, 29 January 2010

2009

• Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, 10 December
• Strengthening Political Cooperation with Mexico, 7 December
• Australia's Composition of Trade 2008-09, 30 November
• Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Torres Strait Treaty, 5 November
• Australian and African parliamentarians working for food security, 23 October
• Meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, 8 October
• Australian elected as Chair of Executive Committee of the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 6 October
• Australia's trade with East Asia, the European Union and the Americas in 2008, 3 September
• Australia-Malaysia Institute: Strengthening Australia's Ties with Malaysia, 18 August
• Appointment of Acting Director-General of AusAID, 1 July
• Exports of Primary and Manufactured Products, 2008, 23 June
• Australia's Composition of Trade 2008, 17 June
• Australian Grant to the Nuclear Security Fund of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 8 May
• Australia's trade in services grows strongly, 18 March
• The 2009 Australia-Japan Talkback Classroom Forum, 16 March
• Australian and Indonesian teachers build BRIDGE of learning and friendship, 13 March
• AKF Scholarships to strengthen Australia's engagement with the Republic of Korea, 6 March
• Doing business with the Arab world, 5 March
• Promising Indigenous students recognised in DFAT's Roni Ellis Indigenous Study Awards, 23 February
• Travel Bulletin for Australians travelling to Turkey for ANZAC Day, 19 February
• State exports rose strongly in 2007-08, 28 January
• New procedures for Australians travelling to the USA, 7 January

2008

• 22 December, Australia's finest arts and culture to shine at the Shanghai World Expo 2010
• 22 December, International Venue Group to provide staffing, retail and operations services for the Australian pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010
• 18 December, Exports of Primary and Manufactured Products in 2007-08
• 25 November, Australia's Composition of Trade 2007-08
• 20 November, International Venue Group to Provide Staffing, Retail and Operations Services for the Australian Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010
• 13 November, Smartraveller Consultative Group Meeting on Indonesia
• 6 November, Bovis Lend Lease to Build Australian Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010
• 1 October, New Passport Application Forms
• 18 September, Australian Company Wins Major Contract for Shanghai World Expo 2010
• 7 August, Australian digital game design exports exceed $100 million
• 7 August, Opening of HIV shelter for children, Mexico
• 28 July, Australia's trade with East Asia, the European Union and the Americas in 2007
• 25 June, New Passport Application Forms
• 24 June, Nickel Exports Shine: New DFAT Trade Report: Exports of Primary Products and Manufactures in 2007
• 19 May, Australia's Composition of Trade 2007
• 17 April, Australia's Exports in the December Quarter
• 28 March, Services Exports Continue to Rise in 2006-07
• 17 March, International Design Competition for the International Criminal Court
• 12 March, Rebuilding Afghanistan exhibition
• 25 February, Australia's Exports in the September Quarter
• 8 February, WA leads states in exports, NT grows fastest

2007

• 16 November, Dr Ashton Calvert AC
• 15 November, Roni Ellis Indigenous Study Awards 2007 - Recipients Announced
• 29 October, Remembered exhibition commemorates the 90^th anniversary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• 16 October, Exports continue to grow in the June quarter
• 2 August, R.G. Neale Lecture 2007 – Australia's relations with China
• 23 July, Australia-Mexico IPPA enters into force
• 13 July, Inaugural Australia-China Council Churchill Fellowship
• 6 July, Celebrating 50 years of trade with Japan - Australia's best customer
• 2 July, Trade Statistical Publication now free-on-line
• 26 June, Australia celebrates 60 years of contributing to UNESCO's culture of peace
• 18 June, The Prospects for Uranium Enrichment in Australia - Correcting the Record
• 15 June, Exports of Primary Products and Manufactures Posted Double-Digit Growth in 2006
• 10 May, Australia's Record Breaking Export Performance in 2006
• 17 April, Australian-Mexican Joint Expert Group
• 12 April, All Export Sectors Expanded in 2006
• 10 March, Death of Australian Diplomat, Elizabeth O'Neill, OAM
• 1 February, Exports of Primary and Manufactured Products Continue to Grow Strongly
• 12 January, APEC Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM), Canberra 15-26 January 2007
• 11 January, Export Growth Broad Based in the September Quarter

2006

• 14 December, Australia-China Council Funding for Churchill Fellowship
• 6 December, Publication Commemorates the 30^th Anniversary of Papua New Guinea's Independence
• 17 October, Roni Ellis Indigenous Study Awards 2006 - Recipients Announced
• 6 October, Metallic Finish to Financial Year's Exports
• 22 August, Services Exports Continue to Rise
• 20 July, Trade Growth Strong Across Major Regions
• 13 July, Stronger Export Performance from the Rural Sector
• 30 June, Primary Products Fuel Export Growth
• 18 May, Australia's Record Trade Performance
• 5 April, Exports of Resources and Manufactures Driven by Strong World Demand
• 22 March, Services Exports Crucial Contributor to Trade Performance
• 20 February, New Publication Features Trade by States And Territories
• 7 February, Allegations Made Before Cole Commission
• 25 January, Australia and New Zealand Maritime Delimitation Treaty Enters Into Force

2005

• 23 December, Resources Sector Continues to Buoy Exports
• 16 December, Exports of Australian Manufactures Rebound
• 15 December, Women Working for Australia Exhibition
• 28 November, Strong Global Economy Pulls Australian Exports Higher
• 17 October, Roni Ellis Indigenous Study Awards 2005
• 26 September, Strong Resources Sector Leads to Record Australian Exports
• 26 August, Australia – Thailand Institute Announces Grants Program
• 25 August, DFAT Employee Wins Expand EA/PA of the Year for 2005
• 28 July, Greening Australia Recognises Environmental Efforts
• 12 July, New Publications Feature Regional Trade
• 29 June, Australia's Export Recovery Consolidates
• 7 June, Primary Products Drive Export Rebound
• 13 May, Report Highlights Trade Rebound
• 6 May, Education Exports Lead Services Trade Growth
• 20 April, Australia - China FTA: Call for Public Submissions
• 15 April, Australia-Malaysia FTA: Call for Public Submissions
• 4 April, Australia's Exports Continue to Strengthen
• 17 March, Australia UAE FTA: Call For Public Submissions
• 16 March, Australian Perspectives On WTO Dispute Settlement
• 14 February, Visit By Australia's European Heads Of Mission
• 14 February, First Meeting of Officials Under the AUSFTA.
• 1 February, New Publication Features Trade by States and Territories

2004

• 10 December, Rebound in Exports Assisted by Strong Asian Demand
• 3 December, Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand FTA: Call For Submissions
• 3 December, Roni Ellis Indigenous Study Awards 2004 Recipients Announced
• 22 November, Australia in International Agreement to Forgive Iraq's Debt
• 18 November, Australian Business Leaders to Attend APEC CEO Summit
• 11 October, Bali Tragedy Commemorations
• 1 September, Launch of Australia in the World: the Foreign Affairs and Trade Files
• 26 August, Strong Export Growth to European Union in 2003
• 19 August, Australia-Malaysia FTA Scoping Study: Call for Submissions
• 9 July, Exports Rise an Average of Seven Percent Per Year
• 3 June, Composition of Trade Report Released
• 7 May, New Publication Features Trade by States and Territories
• 30 April, CIE Study Confirms Gains from an Australia-US Free Trade Agreement
• 22 April, Education Exports Lead Services Trade Growth
• 31 March, Australia-China FTA Joint Feasibility Study call for Public Submissions
• 9 March, CIE to do Australia-US FTA Economic Analysis
• 12 January, Ten Years of Strong Export Growth Despite a Challenging 2002-03

2003

• 8 December, Arrest of Andrew Te'e
• 17 October, Roni Ellis Indigenous Study Awards 2003 Recipients Announced
• 1 October, Trade With Eu And The Americas Rises Despite Challenges
• 4 July, Launch of Kickin' up dust Photo Exhibition
• 21 May, Goods exports rise despite challenges
• 15 May, Services exports remain strong
• 22 March, Possible Terrorist Activity in Surabaya, Indonesia
• 24 February, Seasons of the Kunwinjku, Aboriginal art from West Arnhem Land, DFAT's International touring Indigenous Art Exhibition
• 11 February, Visit by Indonesian Religious Leaders
• 6 February, Betterridge's Passport Cancelled
• 7 January, Australia's Statement to the IAEA Board of Governors Following the IAEA Director-General's Report on the Implementation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Safeguards Agreement Between the IAEA and North Korea - Vienna 6 January 2003

2002

• 21 November, Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement: Call for Submissions
• 27 October, Repatriation for Bali Bomb Victims
• 25 October, Repatriation for Bali Bomb Victims
• 17 October, Roni Ellis Indigenous Study Award 2002: Recipients Announced
• 13 October, Bali Explosions
• 26 July, White Paper on Foreign and Trade Policy - Statement by DFAT Secretary
• 22 July, Ambassador Flies to Venice Following Suspected Meningococcal Death
• 19 July, Australia-Thailand: Trade Negotiations - Call for Submissions
• 19 July, Call for Public Submissions on Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
• 5 July, DFAT Takes Tiwi Island Art to the World
• 28 June, New Priority Passport Service
• 07 May, Study on an Australia-Thai Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Points to Real Benefits for both Countries
• May, Seasons of the Kunwinjku, Aboriginal art from West Arnhem Land, DFAT's International touring Indigenous Art Exhibition
• 16 April, Advancing the National Interest: Call for Public Submissions
• 14 March, Australia's 100 Years of Trade
• 11 March, September 11 - Newspaper Claims
• 07 March, Changing Corporate Asia - What Business Needs to Know
• 07 March, Women in Agriculture Pay Their Way

2001

• India: Economic Analytical Unit Report, 5 December
• India: New Economy Old Economy, the latest report by the Economic Analytical Unit, 3 December
• Australia-Indonesia Institute Announces Recipients of Journalist Scholarship Program, 3 December
• Trade and Investment in the APEC Region, 30 October
• APEC Automotive Dialogue Report to APEC Ministers, 24 October
• Report on Globalisation, Poverty and Inequality, 15 October
• US Terrorist Attacks - Australian Involvement , 12 September
• Trade in Services Australia 1999-2000 - Release of Publication, 30 August
• Deadline for Public Submissions on WTO-Related Issues Looms, 25 July
• Australian Communications Hub to Support Nuclear Test Ban, 11 July
• Nuclear Safeguards - Memorandum of Understanding Between Australian and Indonesian Authorities, 5 June
• WTO Consultations to be held in Sydney and Melbourne, 19 June
• BIAK Suppression Claim is Baseless, 3 June
• East Timor: Plunkett Allegations, 17 May
• Workshop Addresses Small Arms Problem in the South Pacific, 11 May
• Australia Hosts Pacific Islands Forum Small Arms Workshop, 8 May
• Special Envoy for Cyprus Meets President Clerides, 10 April
• Joint Statement on the Proposed Australia-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, 6 April
• Gaisford Settlement, 29 March
• Australian IP industry boost for regional business opportunities, 21 March
• Australia Hosts Meeting of Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property Group, 19 March
• Women Playing Vital Role in Australian Diplomacy, 8 March
• Asia Heads of Mission Meet in Canberra, 7 March
• Visit by Canadian Public Policy Expert, 6 February

2000

• The Jenkins Case, 1 December
• Australian Diplomatic Communications Network (ADCNET) Project, 1 November
• Foreign and Trade Ministry Best Practice Review, 17 October
• Release of Document on East Timor, 19 September
• Amendment to Australia-Japan bilateral Safeguards Agreement, 3 August
• NAIDOC WEEK 2000 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture, 30 June
• Solomon Islands: Return of Evacuees to Australia, 11 June
• Solomon Islands: HMAS Tobruk Evacuation, 9 June
• Travellers to Gallipoli Should Plan Early, 17 March
• Media Reports Concerning the Handling of Classified Material in the Australian Embassy in Washington, 15 February
• Visit to Australia by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 4 February

1999

• Australian Travellers Urged to be Y2K-Ready, 21 December
• Alexander Downer at the National Press Club, 29 November
• Seattle - Australia's Best Chance For Opening Export Markets, 22 November
• Australia and France Sign an Implementing Arrangement, 15 November
• Australian and United States Sign Technology Transfer Unit, 1 November
• OECD Secretary-General Donald J. Johnston to Visit Australia, 8 October
• Australia and New Zealand Sign Bilateral Safeguards Agreement, 14 September
• Amendment To Australia-Japan Bilateral Safeguards Agreement, 10 September
• DFAT leads the Australian Public Service onto the New Silk Road, 27 August
• New Head for Automotive Market Access, 27 August
• Press Articles On Australia-US Discussions On East Timor, 2 August
• Singapore and Australia Announce Young Ambassadors Program, 28 July
• Composition of Trade Australia 1998 - Release of Publication, 8 July
• Department Of Foreign Affairs And Trade To Celebrate Aboriginal And Torres Strait IslanderCulture, 2 July
• Portugal - Change of Visa Requirements for Australians, 29 June
• Expo 2000 Project Developer Appointed, 16 June
• New Trade Publication Shows Manufactures Still Growing, 19 April
• Visit To Australia By The President Of Hungary - Media Opportunities, 10 February
• Composition of Trade Australia 1997-98 - Release of publication, 21 January

1998

• Australia Strengthens Ties With Greece, 2 December
• Launch Of Major Touring Exhibition - 'New Directions' - Aboriginal Australia And Business, 9 November
• The APEC Region Trade and Investment - Release of Publication, 5 November
• Exhibition Highlights Australia's Cultural Diversity, 22 October
• Expanding Asia-Pacific Networks: Good News for the Textile and Clothing Industries, 22 October
• Situation in Bali, 8 October
• Australia Committed To A World Free Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction, 22 September
• Geneva Conference On South Asia's Nuclear Tests, 7 September
• New Australian Safeguards And Non-Proliferation Office, 31 August
• Deaths of Australian Journalists in East Timor, 24 August
• Cambodia Nuon Paet, 22 July
• Singapore Australia Business Forum (SABAF), 12 June
• Australia's Statement to the Conference on Disarmament, 2 June
• Australia-Euratom Nuclear Safeguards: Plutonium Retransfers, 1 June
• Exports of Primary and Manufacturing Products, 1 June
• Analysis of Australian Trade Released, 22 May
• Executive Pilot Program - Women on Boards, 30 March
• Iraqi Charge d'Affaires Called into DFAT, 9 February
• South Africa Joins the Cairns Group of Agricultural Countries, 2 February
• Australia Condemns Bombing, 30 January

1997

• New Reports Confirm the Benefits of Liberalisation, 12 December
• The APEC Region Trade and Investment - Release of Publication, 3 December
• Postponement of Visit by Netherlands Foreign Minister, 6 November
• Deputy PM to Open DFAT Childcare Centre, 22 October
• Australia signs new Convention on Compensation for Nuclear Damage, 3 October
• Australia-Republic of Korea Nuclear Safeguards: Front-End Retransfer Agreement, 13 August
• Australia-China Joint Ministerial Economic Commission Meeting, 22 July
• DFAT Opens Climate Change Website, 15 July
• Report Recommends Revised Charge for Uranuim Producers, 23 June
• Romanian Reforms Bring Business Opportunities, 28 April
• United Nations Compensation Commission - Payment of Claims Resulting from the Iraqui Invasion of Kuwait, 19 May
• Minister Meets Korean Scholarship Students, 13 February
• Composition of Trade - Release of publication, 16 January

1996

• Federal Court Decision relating to Mr Alistair Gaisford, 29 November
• Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention, 27 November
• Philipines Country Economic Brief, 21 November
• Opening of Australia's Largest Passport Office, 21 November
• The APEC Region, Trade and Investment - Release of publication, 20 November
• Torres Strait Meeting, 20 November
• Allegations by The Age of Security Breach, 13 November
• Australia United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) Sydney, 16 July
• Suspension of Sanctions against the Bosnian Serb Party, 12 April
• Presentation Of Credentials: Ambassador To Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia, 6 March
• Mururoa And Fangataufa Test Site Study, 5 March

1995

• Avalanches in Nepal: Australian trekkers, 16 November
• IPU conference calls on France and China to cease nuclear weapons testing, 5 October
• DFAT GATT/WTO Press Release, 18 August
• German Interest in Asia - Boost for Australia, 4 August
• Appointment of new Director General for AusAID, 2 August
• Cambodia: Trial of Killer of Ms Kellie Wilkinson, 27 July
• Research Paper on Trade and Competition Policy, 23 July
• French Nuclear Testing Regional Action Committee, 19 July
• Chinese Media Delegation To Visit Australia, 28 June
• Australia - Korea Joint Economic Committee, 14 June
• Aldred allegations against M.J. Costello - Secretary Of The Department Of Foreign Affairs And Trade. Statement By Mr Costello, 5 June
• Apec Seminar On Intellectual Property Rights, 22 May
• East Asian Hemisphere Ambassadors To Meet In Canberra, 1 May
• Grawemeyer Award To Senator Evans, 27 April
• The Department Of Foreign Affairs And Trade Joins The Information Superhighway, 23 April
• Visit To Australia By Executive Deputy President Of The Republic Of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, 21 April
• Head Of Plo Political Department To Visit Australia, 26 March