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Australian Government News and Speeches

December 

(10 December 2025) Building young Australians' Asia capability through the New Colombo Plan -- Media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong. 

(07 December 2025) Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations -- Joint media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Acting Prime Minister, Minister for Defence Richard Marles.

(03 December 2025) Australia invests $50 million to strengthen disability rights across the Indo-Pacific -- Joint media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong and the Hon Anne Aly MP, Minister for International Development. 

(02 December 2025) Australia and China sign MoU to advance steel decarbonisation -- Media release from the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.

November

(27 November 2025) Strong investor confidence in tourism projects -- Media release from Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell.

(27 November 2025) Albanese Government to pass historic environmental reforms --  Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for the Environment and Water Murray Watt.

(23 November 2025) G20 Leaders' Summit -- Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(23 November 2025) COP to be hosted by Türkiye with Australia leading negotiations -- Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen.

(21 November 2025) Call for submissions to the General Review of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement -- Notice from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

(20 November 2025) Press conference, COP30, Belem, Brazil -- Press conference with the Hon Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy. 

(17 November 2025) APEC Study Centre lecture -- Speech transcript from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(17 November 2025) AIIA Gala Dinner Keynote Address -- Speech from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

(12 November 2025) Joint media statement - Sydney -- Joint media statement from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

(04 November 2025) Visit to Shanghai -- Media release from Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell

(03 November 2025) Joint Readout of the Meeting of Defense Ministers From Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States -- Joint readout from Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defense Koizumi Shinjiro, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, Jr., and United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

(02 November 2025) Strengthening Australian trade and investment at the 2025 APEC Summit -- Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

October

(29 October 2025) Visit to Malaysia for ASEAN-Australia and East Asia Summits -- Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(27 October 2025) Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN --  Joint media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

(27 October 2025) Press conference - Kuala Lumpur -- Transcript of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Press Conference. 

(26 October 2025) Visit to Malaysia and the Republic of Korea for ASEAN-led summits and APEC -- Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(11 October 2025) Ministerial travel to China and India  -- Media release from Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen.

September

(18 September 2025) Setting Australia's 2035 climate change target -- Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(15 September 2025) Ninth Australia-China High Level Dialogue -- Media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

August

(13 August 2025) The Chief of the Defence Force meets with General Liu Zhenli of the People's Liberation Army -- Statement from Department of Defence. 

July 

(18 July 2025) Prime Minister’s visit to China -- Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(18 July 2025) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to China -- Highlights of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to China

(24 July 2025) Speech at the opening of the 48th Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia-- Speech transcript from the Governor-General

(18 July 2025) Prime Minister’s visit to China -- Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(17 July 2025) Doorstop - Chengdu, People's Republic of China -- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(17 July 2025) Australia-China Health & Medtech Luncheon -- Speech from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(16 July 2025) Remarks - Sichuan International Tennis Centre --Remarks from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(16 July 2025) Opening remarks - Meeting with the Secretary of the Communist Party of China Sichuan Provincial Committee​ -- Opening remarks from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(15 July 2025) Press conference - Great Wall of China -- Transcript from Prime Minister's press conference at Great Wall of China .

(15 July 2025) Statement on Joint Outcomes of the China-Australia Annual Leaders' Meeting -- Media statement from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(15 July 2025) Opening remarks - Australia-China bilateral meeting -- Opening remarks from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(15 July 2025) Opening remarks - Australia-China Annual Leaders' meeting -- Opening remarks from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(15 July 2025) Press conference - Beijing -- Transcript from Prime Minister's press conference in Beijing.

(15 July 2025) Australia-China leadership meetings -- Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(15 July 2025) 8th Australia-China CEO roundtable --Speech transcript from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(14 July 2025) Shanghai Business Lunch -- Speech from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(14 July 2025) Press conference - Shanghai -- Transcript from Prime Minister's press conference in Shanghai.

(14 July 2025) Opening remarks - Steel Decarbonisation Roundtable - Shanghai -- Opening remarks from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(13 July 2025) Doorstop - Shanghai, People's Republic of China -- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(13 July 2025) Agreement to boost Chinese tourism to Australia --Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(13 July 2025) Doorstop - Shanghai -- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(13 July 2025) Doorstop - Shanghai --Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(12 July 2025) Doorstop - Shanghai -- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(08 July 2025) Visit to the People's Republic of China -- Media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(08 July 2025) Doorstop interview - Hobart -- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

June

(13 June 2025) Australia-China Senior Officials’ Talks -- Media release from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

 May

(13 May 2025) Russia responsible for downing of Flight MH17 -- Media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

March 

(07 March 2025) International Women’s Day breakfast, Adelaide -- Speech by Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

February

(28 February 2025) Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs to China -- Statement by Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

(24 February 2025) Three years on, Australia stands with Ukraine -- Joint media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister, Defence Minister Richard Marles, Foreign Minister Penny Wong.  

(20 February 2025) National Foundation for Australia-China Relations grants and board appointments  --Media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

(17 February 2025) 2025 Australia-China Defence Strategic Dialogue -- Media release from Department of Defence. 

(13 February 2025) Statement on People’s Liberation Army–Navy vessels operating to the north of Australia -- Media release from Department of Defence. 

(13 February 2025) Apology to the Stolen Generations Anniversary Breakfast  -- Speech from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(05 February 2025) UN Women International Women's Day Parliamentary Breakfast -- Speech by Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

(5 February 2025) Dr Yang Jun -- Media release from Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

 

January

(26 January 2025) Statement - Australia Day 2025  -- Media statement by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

(22 January 2025) Joint Statement by the Quad Foreign Ministers --Joint Statement by Secretary of State of the United States, the Foreign Minister of Australia, the External Affairs Minister of India, and the Foreign Minister of Japan.