Statements

Joint Statement: Australia-Republic of Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers’ 2+2 Meeting 2021

1. On 13 September 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Chung Eui-yong, and the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, Suh Wook, hosted the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and the Australian Minister for Defence, the…

Media Statement - India

Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen and good afternoon. Thank you Marise for your words, it’s been a great honour for Minister Payne and myself to be here in the distinguished company of Minister Jaishankar. Thank you very much also to Minister Singh; our two good friends and two wonderful…

Joint Statement on Inaugural India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

1. India’s Minister of Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, and Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar, welcomed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Minister for Defence, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, to New Delhi for the first India-Australia 2+2…

Seventh Indonesia-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministers 2+2 Meeting

Joint statement with: Minister Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia   1. …

Media Statement - Jakarta, Indonesia

I too want to start by saying thank you very much to our good friends, to Mr Marsudi and Mr Prabowo. Thank you very much for the warm welcome and for the very constructive engagement and the way in which we’ve been able to converse and to agree on matters of mutual interest to us. It’s been very…

Inaugural Australia-France 2+2 Ministerial Consultations

Joint Statement Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces of France Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Defence of Australia 1…

12th Meeting of the Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee

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Statement on Afghanistan

The situation on the ground in Kabul, as in the rest of Afghanistan, is evolving rapidly. As in any crisis situation, the Australian Government’s priority is to ensure the safety of its citizens. We have over 130 Australians in Afghanistan, working in the UN, NGOs, and elsewhere, and we are working…

Support available for Australians who served in Afghanistan

This is a distressing time for many of our Defence personnel and veterans who served our nation in Afghanistan with courage, dignity and honour, and made such a significant contribution to the allied military effort. We must never forget the 41 Australians who made the ultimate sacrifice for our…

Australia joins international partners in attribution of malicious cyber activity to China

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Bandar Seri Begawan declaration by the ADMM-Plus in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the ADMM on promoting a future-ready, peaceful and prosperous ASEAN

1. The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (hereinafter referred to as “ADMM-Plus”) was convened via video conference on 16 June 2021; 2. RECALLING the inauguration of the ADMM-Plus in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on 12 October 2010 as a significant milestone in ASEAN’s history as it united the Defence…

Commitment to disrupt ransomware criminal networks

Joint statement with: The Hon Karen Andrews MP, Minister for Home Affairs    Australia stands united with G7 leaders — of the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union — in calling on all states to urgently identify and disrupt…