238 releases from DFAT

1. DFAT DFAT Released 21 Aug 2026

   For the period 1 January 2022 to [22 July 2026]: Correspondence, emails, meeting notes, and submissions between the Department and The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Nestle, Unilever, Mondelez, Philip…

   LEX13961 25 pages PDF

   The release comprises email chains and attachments from late 2022 between DFAT's India Branch, Office of Global Trade Negotiations, the Department of Agriculture (DAFF), Health and Post New Delhi, concerning India's food and trade measures. The records cover preparation of…

2. DFAT DFAT Released 20 Aug 2026

   The request from the Department to RSM Australia, asking them to undertake and complete the due diligence services referenced in AusTender Contract Notice CN4095990

   LEX13868 5 pages PDF

   The release is a partial disclosure of a DFAT procurement file, with most of the 69 pages exempt under sections 45(1) and 47(1)(b) of the FOI Act. The surviving material comprises a 30 July 2024 email from a DFAT officer to RSM Australia inviting a quotation, and a Request for…

3. DFAT DFAT Released 19 Aug 2026

   A document summarising the total number of workplace absences of DFAT staff and the reason for absence in the fortnight commencing Monday 22 June, including the result for Friday 26 June

   LEX13948 2 pages PDF

   This FOI release is a two-page statistical table from DFAT, prepared under section 17 of the FOI Act, which covers documents created from existing data. It records workplace absences of departmental staff by leave type for the fortnight from Monday 22 June to Friday 3 July, with…

4. DFAT DFAT Released 14 Aug 2026

   … all ministerial briefs, meeting records and internal correspondence relating to discussions or communications between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the European Union, between 1…

   LEX13834 45 pages PDF

   The release comprises DFAT cables from the Brussels post to Canberra, marked routine and for information only, with copies to posts across Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East. Most of the substance is redacted under sections 22 and 33 of the FOI…

5. DFAT DFAT Released 14 Aug 2026

   […] documents relating to the annual performance of the Australian Passport Office in processing passport applications. For the periods: 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 1 July…

   LEX13940 1 page PDF

   The release is a single table of Australian Passport Office performance indicators for financial years 2021-22 to 2025-26, drawn from DFAT records. It reports applications received (1,767,476 in 2021-22, peaking at 2,815,491 in 2022-23, and 2,176,773 in 2024-25), applications…

6. DFAT DFAT Released 12 Aug 2026

   All correspondence between DFAT and Australian government entities in relation to former prime minister Tony Abbott and visits to Hungary between 2023 and today's date (19 May 2026). Notes, summaries…

   LEX13720 73 pages PDF

   The release comprises email correspondence between DFAT (chiefly the Vienna Embassy's Visits and Travel and Deputy Head of Mission staff, and the Ministerial Liaison and Support Section) and the office of former prime minister Tony Abbott, concerning his personal travel to…

7. DFAT DFAT Released 7 Aug 2026

   Current procedural manual, guideline or instruction document setting out the process by which line areas transfer documents to the FOI area for assessment when processing requests made under the…

   LEX13911 12 pages PDF

   This DFAT FOI release, LEX 13911, comprises a 33-page bundle of internal FOI administrative material rather than substantive diplomatic records. It includes a blank FOI document search request form directing business areas to search EDRMS, cables, emails, Teams, databases and…

8. DFAT DFAT Released 6 Aug 2026

   …documents relating to the assessment of translations of foreign-language documents submitted in support of Australian passport applications. Any internal policies, procedures, operational…

   LEX14118 62 pages PDF

   The release comprises extracts from the Australian Passport Office's Passport Application Lodgement Procedure (PALP), version 5.1, effective 1 July 2024, covering how foreign-language supporting documents are assessed in passport applications. Much of the material is redacted or…

9. DFAT DFAT Released 28 Jul 2026

   Documents held by the Department for the period 23/03/2026 to 29/06/2026: All briefs, emails, file notes and meeting minutes concerning the cancellation of the tender process for the detailed design…

   LEX13865 3 pages PDF

   This FOI release comprises an email dated 25 June 2026 from a Deputy Director in DFAT's Transport and Locally Led Development area, attaching a High Priority Roads Projects weekly progress tracker for the week ending 26 June 2026, plus an extract from that tracker. The release…

10. DFAT DFAT Released 27 Jul 2026

    In relation to the tenure of Mr Greg Moriarty as Ambassador of Australia to the Islamic Republic of Iran from approximately March 2005 to 2008, I seek access to the following documents: Diplomatic…

    LEX13750 12 pages PDF

    This FOI release from DFAT contains a small number of Iran-related cables sent by Ambassador Greg Moriarty from Tehran to Canberra between 2005 and 2007, with most pages exempt under sections 33(a)(iii) and 33(b) of the FOI Act. The surviving records cover three subjects: an…

11. DFAT DFAT Released 24 Jul 2026

    Any advice provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the Minister for Foreign Affairs between 7 October 2023 and 21 September 2025 concerning: expectations or preconditions relevant…

    LEX13739 84 pages PDF

    This FOI release from DFAT comprises emails, a minister's meeting brief, a draft ministerial submission on recognition of a Palestinian state, a Ramallah cable, and attachments dated June to September 2025. The records centre on the Israel-Gaza Taskforce's work on Palestinian…

12. DFAT DFAT Released 24 Jul 2026

    Briefings, assessments, or advice prepared by DFAT concerning the agreement between the United States and El Salvador to detain US deportees at the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT)…

    LEX13800 11 pages PDF

    The release comprises a February 2025 cable from DFAT's Mexico City post, marked routine and information only, reporting on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on 3 February 2025. The cable records Bukele agreeing to repatriate…

13. DFAT DFAT Released 23 Jul 2026

    Records detailing costs incurred for overseas travel undertaken by First Nations Ambassador, Mr Justin Mohamed and supporting staff, including flights, accommodation, ground travel, travel allowance…

    LEX13847 5 pages PDF

    This DFAT release under FOI reference LEX 13847 comprises two tables of travel records for First Nations Ambassador Justin Mohamed and supporting staff. The first covers costs for trips between 18 March and 23 June 2026, including the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in…

14. DFAT DFAT Released 21 Jul 2026

    1. Policies and Directives Any DFAT or Australian Passport Office (APO) policy, directive, instruction, guideline, or procedure relied upon in London to require re-sighting an original Australian…

    LEX13659 827 pages PDF

    This DFAT release, made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (LEX 13659), comprises extracts from the Australian Passport Office (APO) policy and training manual, running to some 827 pages, many of which are withheld under section 22. The disclosed policy chapters cover…

15. DFAT DFAT Released 20 Jul 2026

    … all documents created, received, held, or maintained by DFAT between 1 February 2026 and the present that relate to: The legality under international law of military action conducted by the United…

    LEX13755 4 pages PDF

    This FOI release from DFAT consists of a four-page document titled "Contingency talking points – US strikes on Iran", revised on 19 February 2026. It is a briefing-style record of key messages prepared for officials responding to questions about US military action against Iran.…

16. DFAT DFAT Released 20 Jul 2026

    Any reports, briefings, correspondence, meeting notes, cables, emails, assessments, advice, talking points or ministerial submissions between January 1 2026 and June 1 2026 concerning: The potential…

    LEX13792 21 pages PDF

    The release comprises DFAT media talking points, internal emails, a key messages document for a Tuvalu union group, correspondence with an external inquirer about the Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union, and June 2026 Budget Estimates backpocket material on the Falepili Mobility…

17. DFAT DFAT Released 17 Jul 2026

    correspondence between Brendan Pearson and DFAT referring to "coal" and either "export credit" or "OECD" from 1 October 2020 to 21 September 2021. correspondence referring to Brendan Pearson that…

    LEX7391 3 pages PDF

    The release comprises two internal DFAT email chains dated 21 September 2021, forwarded under the FOI Act (LEX 7391). The first, from Michael Growder to Tegan Brink, Andrew Sainsbury, David Jory and Cecilia Brennan, reviews a readout of a meeting with the Development Assistance…

18. DFAT DFAT Released 15 Jul 2026

    DFAT’s record keeping structure for child custody and abduction matters

    LEX13761 6 pages PDF

    This FOI release consists of six pages from DFAT's records management system relating to child custody and parental abduction matters. The pages are largely index and register extracts: a blank template for a consular case register with fields for requesting parent, adult child…

19. DFAT DFAT Released 14 Jul 2026

    “DFAT/DAFF agreement documents – The service agreement, memorandum of understanding, service level agreement, or equivalent instrument in force in or around December 2021 between DFAT and the…

    LEX13700 150 pages PDF

    This FOI release from DFAT, dated 14 July 2026, comprises a mix of agency records relating to the December 2021 discovery of hidden cameras in bathroom facilities at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok. Included are extracts from a Service Level Arrangement for management services…

20. DFAT DFAT Released 14 Jul 2026

    Any advice, briefings, assessments or reports provided between 7 October 2023 and 30 April 2026 by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in relation to: The…

    LEX13738 12 pages PDF

    The release comprises a small set of DFAT email chains, mostly internal, concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), within a request covering October 2023 to April 2026. The visible material includes a July 2024 exchange about fresh…

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