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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13496
2 pages
PDF
The disclosure provides detailed expenditure records for the First Nations Ambassador's international travel. Between 1 November 2025 and 18 March 2026, the Ambassador undertook trips to Vanuatu (costing $3,680.78) and the United Arab Emirates (costing $20,269.91), totalling…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13336
69 pages
PDF
DFAT disclosed records documenting a letter-writing initiative to contact Australian children in Japan involved in international parental child abduction or separation cases. The disclosure includes a tracking table showing at least five letters sent between June 2023 and…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13330
42 pages
PDF
DFAT released a Digital Marketplace Panel 2 contract with cybersecurity services provider CyberCX (ABN 90629363328) for "Cloud Transformation Road Maps to Various Pacific island countries." The contract, executed under a panel agreement dated 28 October 2024, runs until 30 June…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13443
5 pages
PDF
DFAT released documents relating to Australian Ambassador Mark Donovan's June 1, 2025 visit to the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (Etidal) headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The disclosure includes a cable sent by Donovan to Canberra describing a farewell call…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13315 - request to Foreign…
155 pages
PDF
DFAT provided ministerial briefs for Foreign Minister Penny Wong's December 2025 Australia-US Ministerial Consultations. The disclosed material includes a key issue brief on the Pax Silica Summit—a technology supply chain forum convened by the US Under Secretary of State for…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13209
52 pages
PDF
DFAT documents from October-November 2017 discuss a proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and Frieda River Limited (PanAust subsidiary) regarding a Women in Mining project in Papua New Guinea. Internal correspondence and a minute to the Head of Mission…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13228
54 pages
PDF
DFAT released briefing materials and correspondence covering its response to reported explosions in Caracas on 3 January 2026, attributed to US military strikes. The disclosure includes a Global Watch Office grey alert issued to senior government officials and ministers' offices…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13229
41 pages
PDF
DFAT prepared briefings and talking points for Australian government ministers following a January 3, 2026 US military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The disclosed cable from the US Embassy reports that over 150 aircraft deployed from…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX 13381
7 pages
PDF
Foreign Minister Penny Wong appointed Pablo Kang, head of DFAT's Southeast Asia Regional and Mainland Division, as Special Envoy on 12 February 2026 to advance investigations into the November 2024 methanol poisoning deaths of Australian citizens Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones in…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13352
27 pages
PDF
DFAT released data on passport cancellations and refusals under the Australian Passports Act for the period January 2021 to February 2026. The disclosure covers four categories: passports cancelled under section 22(2)(d), "Competent Authority Requests" to refuse passport…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13072
42 pages
PDF
This disclosure contains ambassadorial commentary and cables from the Australian Embassy in Washington DC, specifically a detailed cable from Ambassador Kevin Rudd sent on 4 November 2024 analyzing the 2024 US Presidential Election count timing and procedural challenges. The…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13224
54 pages
PDF
DFAT released talking points and correspondence relating to Australia's recognition of Palestine as a state between June and September 2025. The documents include internal briefing materials addressing how to communicate Australia's Palestinian recognition position, which…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13214
PDF
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX 13277
5 pages
PDF
The release comprises an as-completed program and related pages for a Parliamentary Delegation visit to the United Kingdom from 3 to 8 June 2018, sent as a routine, information-only cable from London to Canberra dated 9 June 2018. The delegation was led by Senator Scott Ryan…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13259
1 page
PDF
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's formal letter of introduction appointing Vincent Paul Harrington as Australian High Commissioner to Niue, presented to Niue's Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi on 13 January 2026. The letter represents standard diplomatic protocol for accrediting a…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13197
5 pages
PDF
DFAT released internal guidance memos directing Australian diplomatic missions overseas on the display of ministerial portraits. A June 2022 directive instructed all posts to display portraits of five DFAT portfolio ministers (Foreign Affairs, Trade and Tourism, International…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13252
3 pages
PDF
The disclosure consists of internal DFAT correspondence regarding Kevin Rudd's resignation as Australia's Ambassador to the United States, effective end of March 2026. Rudd's personal email to embassy staff (12 January 2026) announces his departure and outlines his transition to…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13198
6 pages
PDF
DFAT released its representation funds policy, which outlines eligible recipients of departmental hospitality expenditure and admissible entertainment expenses. The policy clarifies that hospitality should support Australia's diplomatic interests, information gathering, or…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13257
7 pages
PDF
DFAT released expenditure records and policy documents regarding end-of-year staff celebrations. The Australia House London Christmas gathering on 18 December 2025 cost £178.17, covering beverages, catering, and supplies from vendors including SANZA, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and…
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DFAT
DFAT
Released
LEX13100
12 pages
PDF
DFAT released internal briefing materials prepared for the Australian Ambassador for Human Rights ahead of June 2023 meetings in Geneva. The documents outline Australia's position on gender equality and human rights engagement with UN mechanisms, including the Committee on the…