Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Coral Sea
PRESS STATEMENT – MAY 9, 2022 ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE “Eighty years ago, the United States and Australia formed an unprecedented partnership just…
U.S. Embassy Statement on World Press Freedom Day
MEDIA RELEASE – MAY 3, 2022 “Today, I join the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Australia in commemorating World Press Freedom Day — a day…
United States submarine arrives at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia
The United States Navy submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) has arrived in the Western Australian capital of Perth for a scheduled port visit. The Los…
Secretary Blinken Statement on Anzac Day
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 21, 2022 On behalf of the United States of America, I am honored to commemorate Anzac…
U.S. Navy ship docks in Perth, Western Australia
A United States Navy ship and its 350-person crew has arrived in Perth, Western Australia for a scheduled port visit. The submarine tender USS Frank…
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Payne
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne in Brussels. The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed joint efforts to…
AUKUS Leaders’ Level Statement
Today, the leaders of the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) partnership – Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom, and President Joseph…
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Consulate General Melbourne
Location: Melbourne, Victoria Event: The U.S. Consulate General has received reports of a planned protest in Melbourne for Thursday, March 31, 2022, beginning at approximately…
United States Space Force Lands In Exmouth, WA
Media Release: United States Consulate General Perth – March 25, 2022 The head of the United States Space Force (USSF) has visited the Western Australian…
Health Alert – U.S. Mission to Australia – Japanese Encephalitis
Health Alert – U.S. Mission to Australia (23 March 2022) Location: Rural areas of New South Wales, southern Queensland, southeastern South Australia, and northern Victoria. …
Message to U.S. Citizens – Travel to the United States on Expired U.S. Passports
Location: Australia, countrywide. If you are overseas and your U.S. passport expired on or after January 1, 2020, you may be able to use your…
Statement by Chargé d’Affaires Mike Goldman on the Passing of Senator Kimberley Kitching
MIKE GOLDMAN CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES U.S. EMBASSY CANBERRA The U.S. Embassy is in mourning following the sudden loss of Senator Kimberley Kitching. Since 2019 Senator Kitching…
Weather Alert – Southeast Queensland and Northern New South Wales Heavy Rain and Flooding
Location: New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland (QLD) Event: Recent excessive rainfall in the northern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland regions continues to cause…
U.S. helps recover 500-year old statue stolen from India
Media Release – February 22, 2022 Today in Canberra, Australia, Chargé d’Affaires Michael Goldman returned a 500-year old stolen Indian statue to Indian High Commissioner Manpreet…
#USwithAUS: Ushering in the Year of the Tiger (Zoom Webinar)
Join the U.S. Embassy Canberra and the Australian National University’s Centre for Asian-Australian Leadership for a virtual celebration of Lunar New Year! This discussion will…
Joint Statement on Quad Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FEBRUARY 11, 2022 The following is the joint statement released by the Secretary of State of the United States…
The United States and Australia: A Vital Partnership for the Indo-Pacific Region and the World
Office of the Spokesperson – 02/08/2022 06:14 PM EST As democratic anchors in the Indo-Pacific, the United States and Australia share an unshakeable commitment to…
Launch of Online Fee Payment Pilot, Pay.gov, for DS-82 Adult Passport Renewals on February 6, 2022
Location: Australia, countrywide Message to U.S. Citizens: Beginning on February 6, 2022, Mission Australia will begin to accept payment of DS-82 passport renewal fees online. …
