December
(21 December 2022) Meeting with China’s State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi - Media statement from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
(21 December 2022) Australia-China Foreign and Strategic Dialogue Joint Outcomes Statement - Joint statement.
(21 December 2022) Opening remarks at the Australia-China Foreign and Strategic Dialogue - Remarks from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
(20 December 2022) Principles behind Whitlam's China vision still drive us - Op-ed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
(19 December 2022) Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and the People's Republic of China - Media statement from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
November
(15 November 2022) Meeting with China's President Xi Jinping -- Media statement from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
(13 November 2022) Speech to the NFACR dinner commemorating 50th anniversary of Australia-China diplomatic relations -- Speech from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
October
(20 October 2022) Further actions in response to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine -- Joint media release from Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell.
September
(24 September 2022) Joint leaders statement to mark one year of AUKUS -- Joint statement from Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Liz Truss and President of the United States Joe Biden.
(24 September 2022) Joint Readout of Quad Ministerial Meeting -- Joint readout from the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of the Governments of Australia, India, and Japan.
(23 September 2022) Meeting With China’s State Councilor And Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi -- Statement from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
(21 September 2022) Recent comments by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China relating to AUKUS -- Statement from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
(9 September 2022) Passing of Her Majesty the Queen - Statement from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
(1 September 2022) Human rights concerns in Xinjiang - Statement from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
August
(13 August 2022) Detention of Cheng Lei - Statement from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
(5 August 2022) U.S.-Australia-Japan trilateral strategic dialogue - Joint statement from the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States
(5 August 2022) Statement on Cross-Strait tensions - Media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
July
(8 July 2022) Meeting with China's State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi - Media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
(4 July 2022) Visit to Kyiv and further Australian support to Ukraine - Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
(4 July 2022) Ambassador meets with Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs - Media release from Australian Embassy, China.
June
(30 June 2022) Statement on Hong Kong -- Media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
(25 June 2022) Joint Statement on the Announcement of the Partners in the Blue Pacific Initiative -Joint Statement from Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
May
(27 May 2022) Statement on Dr Yang Jun - Media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong
(26 May 2022) Quad joint leaders' statement - Joint statement from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and United States President Joe Biden
(6 May 2022) Australian and Chinese officials discuss the Pacific - Media release from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
(6 May 2022) Australian and Chinese officials discuss the Pacific - Media release from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
(4 May 2022) Additional sanctions in response to Russia's invasion - Media release from Foreign Minister Marise Payne
April
(22 April 2022) Additional Sanctions on Russia -- Media release from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(19 April 2022) Joint Statement on Solomon Islands -- Joint statement from Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Minister for International Development and the Pacific Zed Seselja.
(14 April 2022) Additional sanctions on Russian state-owned enterprises -- Media release from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(08 April 2022) Australia to gift 20 Bushmasters to Government of Ukraine -- Joint media release from Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Defence Minister Peter Dutton.
(07 April 2022) Further Russia Sanctions --Media release from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(05 April 2022) Luxury Exports Ban to Russia -- Media release from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(01 April 2022) New Requirement to apply for a Director Identification Number
March
(31 March 2022) Additional Military Assistance to Ukraine -- Media release from Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
(31 March 2022) Statement on Cheng Lei -- Media release from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(31 March 2022) Australia to Impose Tariff Increases on All Imports from Russia -- Joint media release from Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan.
(25 March 2022) Joint Statement of Female Foreign Ministers on the occasion of the re-opening of schools in Afghanistan -- Joint statement from Foreign Minister Marise Payne and the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, Indonesia, Kosovo, Libya, Lichtenstein, Malawi, Mongolia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Tonga, United Kingdom.
(29 March 2022) Australia's first Magnitsky-style sanctions -- Statement from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(28 March 2022) Australia and the UK work together to get vital aid to Ukraine -- Joint statement from Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Elizabeth Truss the secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Minister for Women and Equalities.
(26 March 2022) Statement on Ms Cheng Lei -- Statement from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(25 March 2022) Australia places additional sanctions on Russia and Belarus -- Media release from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(20 March 2022) Additional support to Ukraine -- Joint media statement from Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Defence Minister Peter Dutton, Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan, Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alex Hawke.
(18 March 2022)New sanctions on Russian banks and oligarchs -- Media release from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(14 March 2022) Australia and the Netherlands initiate MH17 legal proceedings -- Joint media release fromPrime Minister Scott Morrison, Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Attorney-General Michaelia Cash.
(14 March 2022) Australia joins the UK and US in sanctioning key Russian oligarchs -- Media release from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(08 March 2022) Further sanctions on Russia -- Statement from Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
(01 March 2022)Establishment of WTO panel in China’s challenge to Australia’s trade remedies on certain products -- Media release from Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan.
February
(28 February 2022)Economic Measures Against Russia And Lethal Military Equipment For Ukraine -- Media statement from the Prime Minister, the Treasurer, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women, and the Minister for Defence.
(24 February 2022)Statement on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine -- Statement from Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
(21 February 2022)Australia welcomes back international tourists -- Media release from Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan.
(09 February 2022)Media Freedom Coalition statement on closure of media outlets in Hong Kong -- Media Freedom Coalition statement from Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States.
(07 February 2022)Reopening to tourists and other international travellers to secure our economic recovery -- Media statement from the Prime Minister, the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Minister for Home Affairs, and the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment.
January
(16 January 2022) Australia to provide assistance to Tonga following volcanic eruption and tsunami -- Joint Media release from Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Minister for Defence Peter Dutton and Minister for International Development and the Pacific Zed Seselja.
(15 January 2022) China's WTO challenge to Australia's trade remedies on certain products -- Media release from Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan.