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In accordance with regulation 6A(4) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, the Minister for Foreign Affairs has designated two individuals for targeted financial sanctions and declared them for travel bans.

The Australian Sanctions Office (ASO) has released 10 new guidance and advisory notes to assist the regulated community understand their sanctions obligations.

Alongside the OECD 2025 Ministerial Council Meeting held in Paris, Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Honourable Don Farrell and UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, the Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP, met on 3 June 2025, for the second meeting of the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee.

Cairns Group Ministers and Senior Officials gathered on 2 June 2025 in Paris, where they reaffirmed their commitment to agriculture trade reform, sustainability of agri-food systems, and long-term global food security.

The report, which focuses primarily on unlawful DPRK-Russia military cooperation including arms transfers and Russia’s training of DPRK troops, consolidates information provided by MSMT participating states on violations and evasions of sanction measures stipulated in relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs). The report also contains information provided by open source intelligence organizations.

We share Czechia’s deep concern about the increased scale and severity of malicious cyber activity by state-affiliated actors. 

Joint media release of Australia, Canada and New Zealand on the occasion of the APEC Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting, 11-12 May, Education Ministers Meeting, 13-14 May, and Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting, 15-16 May 2025 in Jeju, Republic of Korea.

The Australian Government is appalled at the sham trial and 13-year sentence given to Australian man Oscar Jenkins. As a full serving member of the regular Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mr Jenkins is a prisoner of war.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council in Montreal has found Russia is responsible under international law for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on 17 July 2014.