238 releases from DFAT

1. DFAT DFAT Released 2 Feb 2026

   The ‘comprehensive Due Diligence Assessment On Unrwa’, Which The Department Of Foreign Affairs And Trade Contracted A Supplier To Complete In August 2024.

   LEX13095 38 pages PDF

   DFAT commissioned RSM Australia to conduct a comprehensive due diligence assessment of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in August 2024. The assessment evaluates UNRWA across 14 criteria spanning organizational capacity and risk…

2. DFAT DFAT Released 30 Jan 2026

   The standard form employment contract and classification / salary framework for locally engaged staff employed by the Department of Home Affairs to perform visa processing functions at the Australian…

   13154 20 pages PDF

   The release is a set of standard-form employment documents for locally engaged staff at the Australian Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City, with a title referring to staff employed by the Department of Home Affairs for visa processing. The English and…

3. DFAT DFAT Released 30 Jan 2026

   All Briefings And Briefing Content Prepared For Senate Estimates Since September 2025 Related To Australian Returnees From Al-Hol In Syria.

   LEX13165 56 pages PDF

   DFAT prepared Senate estimates briefing materials documenting the Australian Government's policy on nationals held in Syrian internally displaced persons camps. The briefing confirms Australia is not conducting repatriation operations, citing extremely limited consular capacity…

4. DFAT DFAT Released 27 Jan 2026

   …any cables, briefing notes, or internal correspondence (including emails and memos) created or received by the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C. between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024 that…

   LEX13223 4 pages PDF

   This FOI release contains a short email chain from May 2023 between DFAT staff, including Dougal McInnes, Paul Myler and Kevin Rudd, forwarding a New York Times profile of CIA Director William Burns. The attached article, reproduced in full, covers Burns's career as the first…

5. DFAT DFAT Released 27 Jan 2026

   … Processing Times For Apostille Services Performed By The Australian Passport Office / Document Legalisation Services. I Request The Following Information, For The Period 1 January 2024 To The…

   LEX13132 48 pages PDF

   DFAT released Senate Estimates supporting briefs and internal service delivery documentation regarding apostille and document legalisation processing times from January 2024 onwards. The records show operational restructuring of notarial services, including centralization of…

6. DFAT DFAT Released 23 Jan 2026

   Any Ministerial Briefs/submissions That Substantially Relate To The Findings Of The Wood Concept Study For Greater Sunrise. Any Briefs/reports That Substantially Relate To The Findings Of The Wood…

   LEX 13140 33 pages PDF

   This disclosure contains ministerial submissions to Foreign Minister Penny Wong dated 29 November 2024 regarding the Greater Sunrise gas field development in Timor-Leste. The submissions recommend that Wong note Special Representative Bracks' report on a recent visit to Dili and…

7. DFAT DFAT Released 20 Jan 2026

   Any Ministerial Submissions Or Briefings Provided To The Foreign Minister That Are Primarily Or Substantially Related To The International Court Of Justice (icj)'s Advisory Opinion (ao) On The…

   LEX13083 282 pages PDF

   DFAT released talking points (version 5, dated 19 September 2025) prepared for the Foreign Minister regarding the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on states' obligations concerning climate change, delivered 23 July 2025. The talking points reflect Australia's…

8. DFAT DFAT Released 19 Jan 2026

   Documents Over A Three Month Period (7 July 2025 To 7 October 2025): Documents Relating To Indiscriminate Killing Of Civilians By Israel, Excluding Documents To Which Legal Professional Privilege…

   LEX12974 195 pages PDF

   This FOI disclosure contains 195 pages of DFAT internal communications and correspondence from July-October 2025 regarding the Gaza conflict, specifically tracking international diplomatic activity at the UN. The released material includes emails from DFAT's Israel-Gaza…

9. DFAT DFAT Released 15 Jan 2026

   …..documents And Communications That Authorised The Destruction/disposal Of The FOI Decisions And Documents Published On Your Disclosure Log Reference Numbers 10/21016 And 12/4777.

   LEX13202 11 pages PDF

   DFAT released documents authorizing the destruction of records from file B2019/1079 in February 2020. The FOI decision approvals themselves were subsequently destroyed pursuant to National Archives of Australia disposal authorities (AFDA Express 2 and DAFDA). The minute from the…

10. DFAT DFAT Released 12 Jan 2026

    From 1 October 2025: All Briefings The Assistant Minister Has Received In Relation To The Visit To The Solomon Islands In November 2025. The Assistant Minister's Diary For Dates She Was In The…

    LEX13147 226 pages PDF

    DFAT released 226 pages of briefing documents and the Assistant Minister's diary for her November 2025 visit to Solomon Islands for PACER Plus (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus) ministerial meetings. The package includes bilateral meeting briefs with Foreign…

11. DFAT DFAT Released 24 Dec 2025

    I seek access to documents held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) concerning the organisation ILGA Asia (also known as ILGA Asia Foundation), based in Bangkok, Thailand, for the…

    LEX13066 1 page PDF

    This FOI release (LEX 13066, Section 17 document, released 24 December 2025) is a single-page table rather than briefs or correspondence. It lists DFAT funding to ILGA Asia (ILGA Asia Foundation, Bangkok) for 2010 to 30 November 2025. Three entries are shown: The Equality…

12. DFAT DFAT Released 23 Dec 2025

    Documents DFAT or the Australian Embassy in Israel has that are about about or otherwise mentioning "Global Summud Flotilla" that are dated from September 1 2025 to the present

    LEX12998 68 pages PDF

    The release comprises about 194 pages of DFAT records, many with extensive redactions, concerning the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza, from September to October 2025. Document types include Global Watch Office situation reports, internal emails…

13. DFAT DFAT Released 22 Dec 2025

    … a list of costs incurred for all the overseas travel (flights, accommodation, ground travel, travel allowance) for First Nations Ambassador - Mr Justin Mohamed - from 1 December 2024 to 31 October…

    LEX13106 2 pages PDF

    This FOI release is a single-page spreadsheet of travel costs for the First Nations Ambassador, Mr Justin Mohamed, covering 1 December 2024 to 31 October 2025. It itemises ten trips to New Zealand, New York, Vanuatu (three trips), Samoa, Geneva, Japan and South Korea, with…

14. DFAT DFAT Released 12 Dec 2025

    All external correspondence from September 13, 2025 to October 13, 2025, relating to the Intervision song contest in Russia. Including emails, other written correspondence and records of contact made…

    LEX12992 5 pages PDF

    The release comprises fragments of a DFAT Moscow post report, dated 22 September 2025, and an attached statement from the Russian-backed Intervision song contest organisers, dated 20 September 2025. Most pages are withheld or removed as exempt or irrelevant under the FOI Act.…

15. DFAT DFAT Released 12 Dec 2025

    Under the FOI Act, I request the cost of staffing, rental, and other expenditure for maintaining Australia's Embassy to the Holy See for the financial year 2024-25

    LEX13018 1 page PDF

    This DFAT release, a single-page section 17 document (LEX 13018), responds to a request for the cost of maintaining Australia's Embassy to the Holy See in 2024-25. It contains one table of operating costs in Australian dollars. Staffing costs were $810,431, rental $336,763 and…

16. DFAT DFAT Released 12 Dec 2025

    Provide all documents and correspondence related to Syria’s Smart Traveller advise from September 2025

    LEX13022 63 pages PDF

    The release comprises a 63-page Smartraveller travel advice page for Syria, current as of 20 September 2025, with screenshots and printed versions of the webpage, plus internal Global Watch Office emails and a shift log from September 2025. The advice remains "Do not travel" to…

17. DFAT DFAT Released 10 Dec 2025

    Documents regarding or otherwise mentioning Reserve Bank of Australia subsidiary Note Printing Australia Limited's attempted business dealings with the Iraqi government in the 1990s

    LEX13096 13 pages PDF

    The release comprises emails, media clippings and internal talking points concerning Note Printing Australia (NPA), a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia, and alleged bribery and attempted Iraq dealings in the late 1990s. An early 2013 email records that a cable search…

18. DFAT DFAT Released 4 Dec 2025

    Briefings the Minister received regarding Belarusian opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s visit to Canberra and meeting with the Minister in November 2025. Any emails or other forms of…

    LEX13086 - request to Foreign… 9 pages PDF

    The release comprises a meeting brief prepared for Foreign Minister Penny Wong ahead of a 6 November 2025 meeting with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, head of the Lithuania-based United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus, together with a media release, event biographies, delegation…

19. DFAT DFAT Released 1 Dec 2025

    Any documents that discuss the impact on the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Rarotonga) of the potential deployment of Sea Launched Cruise Missiles – Nuclear (SLCM-N) on USN…

    LEX12891 92 pages PDF

    The release consists of DFAT briefing material on AUKUS and the US alliance, dated February 2025 and November 2024, together with a 2023 US Department of Defense statement on the AUKUS Optimal Pathway. The AUKUS brief and Senate Estimates briefs (FAS briefs) contain "if raised"…

20. DFAT DFAT Released 28 Nov 2025

    A copy of the final version of the: 1.1. endorsement to proceed (or equivalent) to approach the market. 1.2. authorised s23 approval to commit and enter into an arrangement to execute the contract…

    LEX12863 55 pages PDF

    This FOI release from DFAT comprises procurement and contract records for ICT procurement governance and contracting services, relating to the contractor Group 10 Consulting Pty Ltd. It includes a 2021 minute and email chain approving an approach to market via the DTA Digital…

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