Ministers For Foreign Affairs 1960-1972 The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is pleased to present the second book in the Australian Ministers […]

We want to make it easier for interested Australians to access key official statements about the direction of Australian international policy. Here we identify and collate important speeches, Parliamentary statements, press releases, and media interviews given by ministers and opposition spokespeople on foreign, trade, defence, and development assistance policy.

This week in Australian foreign affairs: a major speech by the Prime Minister; Five Eyes’ statement on Hong Kong; Reynolds on the Afghanistan Inquiry; the second annual Fiji-Australia Defence Ministers’ Meeting; and more.

Robert Bowker uses long-secret cabinet notebooks to throw light on Australian political decision-making in the Suez Crisis of 1956, when Prime Minister Menzies took out insurance with a great power partner by giving conspicuous but token support for British action against Egypt, at some cost to Australia’s international reputation.  

In 2019, Morrison outlined his views on the Indo-Pacific as a region of utmost importance. In reviewing Morrison’s foreign policy stance, it is useful to compare with other leaders in the region

Ministers For Foreign Affairs 1972-83 The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is pleased to present the latest book in the Australian Ministers […]

  The AIIA is pleased to present the latest book in the Australian Ministers for Foreign Affairs series, Ministers for Foreign Affairs 1972-83.  Edited by Melissa Conley Tyler […]

SENATOR THE HON PENNY WONG LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS LABOR […]

The AIIA publishes the definitive series Australia in World Affairs on Australia’s foreign policy. This book series has been published since 1950 and is currently […]

Ministers For Foreign Affairs 1960-1972 The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is pleased to present the second book in the Australian Ministers […]

On 19 May the Australian Institute of International Affairs brought together prominent scholars and former foreign policy officials to discuss Australia’s foreign policy […]