All communications between DFAT and the Australian embassy in Washington concerning American immigration and border control policy regarding Muslims and/or the 'Muslim travel ban' which was put in place early in 2017 by the US. The timeline for this correspondence is between 23 January and 12 February 2017 inclusive.

Correspondence between DFAT Canberra and the Australian Embassy in Washington concerning the 'Muslim travel ban' Executive order [PDF 732 KB]

The information we are requesting is in relation to a contract DFAT signed with Unity Resources Group Pty Ltd for the provision of security services for the Australian Embassy in Baghdad. The CN ID is CN358677 and ATM ID is DFAT10-DID-008. We are requesting a copy of the contract document with all costing/profit information removed.

Contract with URG DFAT10-DID-008 [PDF 14.1 MB]

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) I request copies of cables originating from or received by Canberra & Australia's mission to the UN in Geneva and emails to and from the Minister or her office -relating to Australia's bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council-that include reference to asylum seekers or Australia's offshore detention facilities or Indigenous Australians from 1 November 2016 to 31 March 2017.

1708-F1757 [PDF 2.46 MB]

All DFAT records and documents pertaining to the commissioning and purchasing of artworks by the Australian High Commission in Singapore between January 1 2012 and December 31 2016.

1707-F1738 part 1 [PDF 3.66 MB]

1707-F1738 part 2 [PDF 2.90 MB]

Since 1 May 2017, any emails between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Minister for Trade (or his office) and/or the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) regarding changes to the Minister's Statement of Expectations for EFIC and relating to the new Statement of Expectations as published on 7 September 2017, excluding Cabinet-related materials.

Under the FOI Act 1982, I apply for access to documents containing the following information. For the meetings:

1. the 20th round of ChAFTA negotiations on 5-8 May 2014 in Canberra, and
2. the 21st round of ChAFTA negotiations on 1-5 September 2014 in Beijing,

I request documents showing

1. the names and positions of all members of the Australian delegations, and
2. the names and positions of all those in attendance at the meetings.

I wish to make an application under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) for documents held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the department) containing information about people believed to be killed during a strike by the U.S. in or around the Syrian city of Raqqa on or around Friday 11 August 2017 (the strike). Those people are Khaled Sharrouf and his sons Abdullah and Zarqawi, who were Australian citizens at the time of their deaths.

Specifically, I seek access to correspondence, notes of meetings, written briefings, written advice, ministerial submissions and/or similar documents, regarding:

1. the strike and/or planning for the strike;
2. advice received by the Australian government that Khaled Sharrouf may have died in the strike, and/or a copy of that advice;
3. advice received by the Australian government that Abdullah and Zarqawi Sharrouf may have died in the strike, and/or a copy of that advice;
4. Australian government consideration about what role Australia could legitimately play in U.S. operations against Khaled Sharrouf that contained the risk of the deaths of Australian citizens; and,
5. awareness within the Australian government that the strike had killed or wounded Australian children, and what the consequences of those deaths may be.

I advise I am not interested in duplicate copies of documents or documents that have already been publicly released or media releases, media articles or media statements.

"I wish to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

My request is as follows.

1. All emails sent within the last 10 days between DFAT and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet which pertain to Neil Prakash.
2. All emails sent within the last 10 days between DFAT and the Attorney-General's Department which pertain to Neil Prakash.

On 29 August 2017 the FOI applicant excluded attachments from the scope of his request."

Documentation on:

Entities and individuals granted exemption permits for the Australian Government's Autonomous Sanctions regime (Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol) over the calendar years 2014 and 2015.

Documentation on:

Entities and individuals granted exemption permits for the Australian Government's Autonomous Sanctions regime (Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol) over the calendar years 2014 and 2015.

Documents relating to this request [PDF 64 KB]

" I seek copies of representation funds expenditure reports for the Ambassador to the Holy See for FY15/16 and FY16/17 (to the date of this request)."

"This is an application made under the FOI Act 1982. I would like to request expenditure lists and/or documents outlining the following:

1. How many casual and formal breakfasts, lunches and dinners US Ambassador Jo Hockey attended in 2016/2017 financial year in Washington, and/or
2. The cost of the of the casual and formal breakfasts, lunches and dinners US Ambassador Jo Hockey attended in 2016/2017 financial year, and/or

Other expenses incurred by US Ambassador Jo Hockey in Washington in 2016/2017 financial year."

Please provide me with DFAT documents that relate to:

1. Actions taken by Australia in 2015 to attention in the UN/with UN agencies/committees and bilaterally with Israel with respect to the human rights abuse by Israel against:
   1. Political prisoners
   2. Activists engaged in demonstrations against the Wall and settlements
   3. Administrative detainees under the Administrative Detention system
   4. Military Court detainees under the Military Court system
   5. Child prisoners - The systematic and institutionalised ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian
   6. children
2. Actions taken by Australia in 205 to raise an alarm in the UN, with UN agencies/UN committees and bilaterally with Israel to stop the following Israeli inhumane systems, practices and actions?:
   1. Administrative Detention
   2. Military Courts
   3. Apartheid
   4. Restriction of movement of Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank
   5. Ethnic cleansing including: a) the Prawer Plan b) Israel's settlement expansion policies involving bulldozing, demolition and armed/violent annexation of West Bank (including East Jerusalem) Palestinian land and homes c)Israeli settler violence against Palestinian citizens.
3. Actions taken by Australia in 2015 to monitor/question Israel in the implementation of measures promised by Israel to Australia and the UN/UN agencies/committees?
4. DFAT's appraisals of:
   1. the responses by Israel to questions raised by Australia with regard to human rights concerns and
   2. the implementation of those promises by Israel?
5. Measures DFAT/Australia will take to force Israel to comply with human rights norms.

I wish to confine my request to communication between your Department , Israel, United Nations and UN Human Rights agencies.

Documents relating to internal policies and processes for managing aid funding that informed DFAT's review of aid management capacity at the Australian Representative Office in Ramallah (excluding documents that are already in the public domain).

• "Performance reports or evaluation or similar in relation to the operation of DFAT's Freedom of Information and Privacy Law Section in the last 2 years;
• Correspondence between DFAT's FOI & Privacy Law Section and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner regarding the performance of the section in the last 2 years;
• All internal correspondence about the Daily Telegraph sent and received by the section".

Initiative on Promoting Unimpeded Trade Cooperation along the Belt and Road, 14 May 2017

Download 17/15408 [PDF 752 KB]

Cable relating to One Nation.

Download 17/10941 [PDF 137 KB]

Cables since 2 July 2016 which mention Senator Pauline Hanson, Senator Malcolm Roberts, Senator Brian Burston, and/or Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party.

Download 17/5476 [PDF 12 MB]

1. Diplomatic cables between Geneva and Canberra (no attachments) and ministerial submissions (no attachments) relating to the August 2016 session of the UN open-ended working group on nuclear disarmament in Geneva;
2. Diplomatic cables between New York and Canberra (no attachments) and ministerial submissions (no attachments) relating to the vote in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly on resolution L.41 (and the subsequent vote in the General Assembly);
3. Media and parliamentary talking points (final version only) relating to UN resolution L.41 (71/258) and the UN conference in 2017 to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons;
4. Ministerial submissions and policy/discussion papers (final version only) relating to Australia's participation/non-participation in the UN conference in 2017 to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons;
5. Correspondence since July 2016 between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence in relation to nuclear weapons.

Cables concerning August 2016 session of OEWG and UNNY Resolution, talking points on UN Conference.

Download 17/6434 [PDF 967 KB]

All correspondence dated 18 February 2016 to December 23 2016 that mention Adani and/or the Carmichael Mine and Rail line and/or Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Office of the Minister Trade, Tourism and Investment. Specifically, correspondence includes emails, briefings and minutes between the Department and the Minister's Office.

All correspondence dated 18 February 2016 to December 23 2016 that mention Adani and/or the Carmichael Mine and Rail line and/or Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Office of the Minister Trade, Tourism and Investment. Specifically, correspondence includes emails, briefings and minutes between the Department and the Minister's Office.

Download 17/651 [PDF 9.9 MB]

Documents relating to the nomination, selection and appointment of the Hon. Joe Hockey as Ambassador to the United States as recently announced by the Foreign Minister Hon. Julie Bishop MP.

For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au

"Any correspondence, including emails, between DFAT and the ABC from 1 January 2016 to date, that relates to a proposal or decision by the ABC to shut down its shortwave radio service."

Shutdown of ABC shortwave radio service.

For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au

The minimum number of documents that contain the total expenditure incurred by the Great Barrier Reef Taskforce (BRTF) from its inception until after the Bonn meeting of the World Heritage Committee (Bonn, Germany (28 June – 8 July 2015).

For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au

Copies of the one page report issued by the Conduct and Ethics Unit relating to investigations into bullying and harassment, for the financial years 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017; and Conduct and Ethics Unit summary reports (as per those provided in FOI case 11/26521), for the financial years 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017

For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au

"I seek access to information held by DFAT. I make this request under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. Specifically, I seek documents in the file 14/22944 (Trade – Reporting – India – Adani Group). Documents produced between July 1 2014 and March 1 2015 are sought.

Documentation in this case can include, but is not limited to, files, applications and correspondence relating to the Adani Group."

"I seek access to information held by DFAT. I make this request under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. Specifically, I seek documents in the file 14/22944 (Trade – Reporting – India – Adani Group). Documents produced between July 1 2014 and March 1 2015 are sought.

Documentation in this case can include, but is not limited to, files, applications and correspondence relating to the Adani Group."

For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au

• Personal expenses claimed by the Head of the Australian High Commission in the United Kingdom, Mr Alexander Downer after 1 June 2015.
• The entertainment budget of the Australian High Commission in the United Kingdom after 1 June 2015.

For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au

This is an application for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). I request the following documents:

• Briefings provided to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014; and
• Briefings provided to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on United Nations Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014), where those briefings relate in whole or in part to Australia's international obligations and/or Australia's domestic laws.

The scope of my request is limited to documents from the years 2014 and 2015.

• Briefings provided to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014; and
• Briefings provided to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on United Nations Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014), where those briefings relate in whole or in part to Australia's international obligations and/or Australia's domestic laws.

For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au

Any documents not currently in the public domain mentioning:

• Adani
• Abbott Point
• The Galilee Basin
• POSCO E&C
• Carmichael mine or railway
• Coal

From within the following two folders:

• TRADE – FINANCE AND DEBT – Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) Northern Australia Facility (15/27570)
• OVERSEAS AID MANAGEMENT – Planning – Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (16/14390)

Any documents not currently in the public domain mentioning:

• Adani
• Abbott Point
• The Galilee Basin
• POSCO E&C
• Carmichael mine or railway
• Coal

From within the following two folders:

• TRADE – FINANCE AND DEBT – Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) Northern Australia Facility (15/27570)
• OVERSEAS AID MANAGEMENT – Planning – Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (16/14390)

For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au