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China’s military and coast guard exercises around Taiwan are deeply concerning, destabilising and risk inflaming regional tensions.

Australia welcomes the Joint Statement of the Third Cambodia–Thailand Special General Border Committee meeting on 27 December.

The Australian Government remains deeply concerned about ongoing military clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, including the rapid escalation in the scale and intensity of the conflict, the use of heavy destructive weapons and the growing humanitarian impact the fighting is having on both sides.

Secretary Jan Adams’ Sir John Quick Lecture at La Trobe University, 25 November 2025

From December 8 to 12, Quad partners (Australia, India, Japan and the United States) successfully conducted their first Field Training Exercise (FTX) on the sidelines of Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as part of the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN).

Australia is deeply concerned by the guilty verdict handed down to Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong today.

The Australian Government has updated its United Nations sanctions framework in relation to Iran.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has imposed sanctions in relation to Haiti. The sanctions were initially imposed in 2022 in the context of high levels of gang violence and other criminal activities undermining the peace, stability and security of Haiti and its region.

Australia shares the UK’s concern with the increasing scale and severity of malicious cyber activity, including by information security companies linked to the Chinese government.

The Australian Government has grave concerns about the ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. Australia condemns widespread human rights abuses and violations by the Myanmar military regime, and remains deeply concerned by its ongoing attacks against civilians including airstrikes.