DFAT

July 14, 2025

Penny Wong announces ‘Maitri Grants’ recipients for 2024-25

MELBOURNE, 13 July 2025: Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong has announced 34 recipients of this year’s Maitri Grants,...

November 29, 2024

15,000 Aussies got consular help & crisis support in 2023-24

MELBOURNE, 29 December 2024: Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) recently released the 2023-24 Consular State of Play...

July 5, 2024

Smartraveller resources can reduce overseas travel risks

MELBOURNE, 5 July, 2024: Eighty seven-percent Australians bought travel insurance on their last trip overseas, an increase from 84 %...

January 29, 2024

Hugh Boylan is Australia’s new Consul-General in Kolkata

MELBOURNE, 29 January 2024: Mr Hugh Boylan is Australia’s next Consul-General in Kolkata. This was announced recently by Minister for...

June 30, 2023

South Asia trade, security conference in the Indo-Pacific context

MELBOURNE, 30 June, 2023: Next month (July 13) will see prominent experts from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh discuss trade...

June 16, 2023

Australia announces envoy to India & CG Bengaluru

MELBOURNE, 16 June 2023: Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Penny Wong today announced the appointment of Philip Green OAM...

April 20, 2023

Renewed Australian consultations for Free Trade Pact with India

MELBOURNE, 20 April, 2023: Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has asked stakeholders to submit or resubmit submissions...

December 29, 2022

Australia-India ECTA stepping stone towards a full-fledged pact: DFAT

MELBOURNE, 29 December 2022: The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) is coming into force today (29 December 2022)....

December 7, 2022

Australian & Indian universities collaborate for water resource management

NEW DELHI, 8 December 2022: Water is essential for life and with depleting natural supply, it has become vital to...

New Australian Dy High Commissioner in India.

January 21, 2022

Sarah Storey takes over as Australia’s new Dy. High Comm. to India

Sarah Storey has taken over as the new Deputy High Commissioner of Australia to India. She will be based in...