Australia today marks 20 years since the 2002 Bali bombings and tragic loss of 202 lives, including 88 Australians and 38 Indonesians.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong welcomed Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers Dr Bisera Turković to Canberra today.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong was honoured to meet with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith. Australia and Laos share a long history of bilateral cooperation, and this year celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong welcomed India's External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to Australia for the annual Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue.

Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell will travel to Japan and the Republic of Korea to strengthen our trade ties, promote Australia as a renewable energy superpower and discuss cooperation on economic security.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Senator the Hon Tim Ayres will travel to Singapore to attend the sixth meeting of the Commission of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Tourism Ministers and Tourism Senior Officials met in Adelaide to discuss priorities for the Australian visitor economy.

Australia strongly condemns North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japanese territory – the first missile test to overfly Japan since 2017.

The Australian Government will impose further costs on Russia for its unilateral, illegal and immoral war on Ukraine.

Australia will prohibit the import, purchase or transport of gold exported from Russia after 30 September 2022.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong announces new appointments that strengthen Australia’s diplomatic capability and match people with the right qualifications and expertise to senior postings.

The Australian Government rejects today’s court ruling in Myanmar against Australian Professor Sean Turnell and calls for his immediate release. Professor Turnell was tried in a closed court. Australia’s Chargé d'Affaires and consular officials in Myanmar made every effort to attend the verdict but were denied access to the court.

Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell meet with Ms Maria Reyes Maroto Illera, the Spanish Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, to advance the Australian–Spanish economic, trade and investment relationship. 

UN World Tourism Day 2022 is an important reminder of the integral role tourism plays in driving economic growth, delivering sustainability, and supporting local communities.

The Australian Government is partnering with the Queensland Rugby League, to expand our support for high performance rugby league in Papua New Guinea worth $2.275 million, to be delivered through the PacificAus Sports program and will implement a high performance strategy.

This week, Assistant Minister for Trade Senator the Hon Tim Ayres, will travel to Bali, Indonesia to lead Australia’s delegation to the G20 Tourism and Agriculture Ministerial Meetings.

Australia will provide $15 million in emergency assistance in response to the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa and Yemen.

Australia will contribute $266 million over three years to the seventh replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

On September 22, 2022, Ministers and representatives of Partners in the Blue Pacific members and observers and Pacific Ministers met to discuss progress in implementing Partners in the Blue Pacific.

The Australian Government is seeking public expressions of interest from individuals to be considered for the Ambassador for First Nations People.

The Australian Government will provide $9 million to the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) as part of a new three-year partnership to help nations prepare for the impacts of disasters and climate change.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China’s statement on nuclear-powered submarine cooperation under AUKUS contains numerous misleading and incorrect assertions.

Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell met with members of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade in Canberra on Monday, 19 September 2022.

Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell met with Mr Olivier Becht, the French Minister-Delegate in charge of Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, to advance the Australia – France economic, trade and investment relationship.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will lead Australia’s delegation to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York from 19 to 24 September.

The Assistant Minister for Trade, Senator the Hon Tim Ayres, represented Australia at the Inaugural Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) Ministers’ Meeting held in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 17 September in the sidelines of the 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting.

This week, Australia welcomes more than 3,000 delegates from over 40 Asia-Pacific countries to Brisbane for the 2022 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR).

Australia will provide a further $3 million in immediate humanitarian assistance in response to the devastating flooding in Pakistan.

Australian Assistant Minister for Trade and Manufacturing, Senator the Hon Tim Ayres, joined HE Vongsey Vissoth, Cambodia’s Minister attached to the Prime Minister and Permanent Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, to launch Australia’s new flagship $87 million program, the Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAP-RED).  

On 16 September 2022, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade experienced printing and dispatch issues in its State and Territory Offices.

Australia condemns the recent cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in Albania. 

Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, will travel to the United Kingdom with four Pacific Heads of State and their delegations to commemorate the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong met with Bhutan’s Foreign Minister, His Excellency Dr Tandi Dorji on the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and the Kingdom of Bhutan on Wednesday, 14 September 2022.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong met with Mongolia’s Deputy Prime Minister, His Excellency S. Amarsaikhan, as Mongolia and Australia prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

Senator the Hon Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Trade will travel to Cambodia to lead Australia’s delegation to the 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting in Siem Reap. These will be the first meetings of economic ministers since ASEAN Leaders agreed to a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Australia in October 2021.

Australia and Vietnam reaffirmed their strong partnership during the Australia-Vietnam Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Canberra on Monday 12 September. 

The Foreign Minister has issued a media release about commemorative services to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings. 

On 9 September, Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell, joined Ministers from 13 other partners across the Indo-Pacific, in Los Angeles to launch negotiations on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).

Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell will travel to the United States to participate in the first in-person ministerial meeting of the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). 

The Government will create more employment opportunities for Australians living with disability by connecting them with meaningful work in the visitor economy.

Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell and United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Trade, the Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP met in Adelaide to discuss ways of strengthening the Australia-United Kingdom economic and trade partnership.

The Australian Government is deeply concerned about the findings of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on Xinjiang.

Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Tim Watts MP will travel to Indonesia to attend the G20 Digital Economy Ministers’ Meeting in Bali on Thursday 1 September.

Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Tim Watts MP will travel to Perth for Australia-Africa Week and to deliver the opening address at the Africa Down Under mining conference.