Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Part of the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio and a Federal authority, also called DFAT

External Affairs, including: relations and communications with overseas governments; treaties, including trade agreements; bilateral, regional and multilateral trade policy; international trade and commodity negotiations; trade promotion; international development co-operation; diplomatic and consular missions; international security issues, including disarmament, arms control and nuclear non-proliferation; public diplomacy, including information and cultural programs; international expositions; provision of secure travel identification to Australian citizens ; provision of consular services to Australian citizens abroad; overseas property management, including acquisition, ownership and disposal of real property.

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Treaty and MOU with Netherlands on MH17
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Thank you for the copy of the full powers. Yours faithfully, Tyler
Select Legislative Instrument No. 172, 2015 - officially signed copy & documents submitted for signature
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Thank you soso much Yours faithfully, Tyler
Appointment of High Commissioner to UK, 2018 (Hon. George Brandis KC)
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Thank you soso much Yours faithfully, Tyler
Diplomatic/official statements/notes on recognition and diplomatic relations
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Thank you soso much Yours faithfully, Tyler
FOI charges letters
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OFFICIAL   FOI Request: LEX 11622   Dear CR   Please find attached a letter notifying you of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s...
Arrangement between the Government of Australia and the International Committee of the Red Cross (“ICRC”) on a regional headquarters in Australia
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Thank you Yours faithfully, Tyler
Australia’s Foreign Relations rules- official signed copy
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Thank you! Yours faithfully, Tyler
Briefings between 13 July 2024 and 16 July 2024
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OFFICIAL   FOI Request: LEX 11338   Dear Alex Pentland,   Please find attached a letter notifying you of the Department of Foreign Affairs...
Tony Abbott's 2024 Trip to CPAC Hungary
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OFFICIAL Dear Mr Pentland Please see the attached correspondence regarding your request, as well as the documents which have been released to you. Ki...
Diplomatic Relations
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OFFICIAL   FOI Request: LEX 11016   Dear John Smith   Thank you for your email and patience with this matter.   Please see below reques...
FOI requests received concerning the 2023 Hamas-Israel Conflict
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OFFICIAL Dear CR Thank you for your email. Please be advised that no decision letter was provided to the applicant for LEX 9373, as they withdrew the...
Australia Day
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OFFICIAL   FOI Request: LEX 9736   Dear Mr Smith   Please find attached a letter notifying you of the department’s decision on your FOI re...
Documents relating to a trip of Former Prime Ministers to the UK
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Dear Alex   Please find attached the outcome for your FOI request, as well as the documents you have been granted access to.   Kind regards...
Documents relating to a trip of politicians to Hungary
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OFFICIAL   FOI Request: LEX 8551   Dear Mr Pentland   Please find attached a letter advising the outcome of your FOI request, together wit...
Talking Points - Change to recognition of Israel's capital
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Our reference: RQ23/00345 Agency reference: LEX 6985   BE By email: [FOI #9704 email] Cc: [DFAT request email]   Extension of time under...
Appointment of Ambassador to the United States
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OFFICIAL   Dear MBV   Please find attached a letter advising the outcome of your FOI request and a copy of the documents to which you have bee...
DFAT communications
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OFFICIAL   FOI ref: LEX6026   Dear Mr Anwar   Please find attached correspondence regarding the outcome of your FOI internal review reques...
R Series Passport
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Thank you for contacting the Australian Passport Office (APO), we have received your email and will respond as soon as we are able.  Thank you for yo...
Full text of AUKUS pact agreement
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Julie Marlow on .

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Dear Applicant and FOI Contact Officer, My apologies, please note the decision attached in the prior email is in relation to the Department of Forei...
Resolution of frozen UK State Pensions issue
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FOI Reference: LEX 5441   Dear Mr Swain   Please find attached correspondence advising of the outcome of your request for internal review.  ...
R-Series Passport production timeline - December 2021
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OFFICIAL   Dear Lachlan,   Thank you for your email, received by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 12 December 2021.   You ma...
Website statistics
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OFFICIAL   Dear Mr Big,   Please find attached correspondence relating to your FOI request.   Kind regards,   DFAT FOI Team Freedom o...
New R Series Passports Release Date - June 2021
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OFFICIAL Dear Lachlan Thank you for your enquiry dated 16 June 2021 to the Freedom of Information section in DFAT, which has been forwarded to the Aus...
Current and historical country information on Afghanistan
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OFFICIAL Dear Jay Doe I understand you're seeking copies of previous DFAT Country Information Reports (CIRs) and Thematic Reports relating to Afghanis...
New 'R' series of passports
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OFFICIAL Dear Mr Thomas Thank you for your email requesting information on the new 'R' series passports. Your enquiry has been forwarded to this sect...

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