International relations

Together with Samoan Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, we convened a region-wide meeting of Pacific Women Leaders to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on women’s health, economic security and personal safety.

Signatories to this statement reiterate our deep concern regarding Beijing’s decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong.

Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji will have access to more Australian television content through the PacificAus TV initiative delivered by Free TV Australia. 

We are deeply concerned at proposals for introducing legislation related to national security in Hong Kong.

Announcement of Australia’s new Ambassador for People Smuggling and Human Trafficking

As Australians and the international community band together to respond to COVID-19, the Australian Government is concerned that malicious cyber actors are seeking to exploit the pandemic for their own gain.

Australia welcomes the adoption of a landmark Resolution on the global COVID-19 response at the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly.

The Australian Government condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks this week in Afghanistan on a maternity clinic in Kabul, and a funeral procession in Nangarhar province.

Combatting COVID-19 is currently the over-riding challenge for our Indo-Pacific region.

DFAT notes with regret that the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China has issued a statement releasing purported details of official diplomatic exchanges.