[Australia]: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Headquarters​

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R.G. Casey Building, Barton, Australian Capital Territory​

Ministers​

Office:	Officeholder:	Image:
Minister for Foreign Affairs	The Honourable Kevin Rudd, MP
Minister for Trade	The Honourable Senator Penny Wong
Minister for Pacific Island Affairs and Overseas Aid	The Honourable Senator Jenny McAllister
Minister for Tourism	The Honourable Martin Ferguson, MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs	The Honourable Senator Don Farrell
Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Michael L'Estrange, AO

Personnel

Type:	Amount:	Image:
Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	6,000

Bilateral Relations Group

NOTE: Consulates consist of only one person; the Consul. They are usually almost all operated out of personal offices or the business in which the Consul is employed at. Consulate-Generals are directly operated by DFAT and have multiple DFAT staff and a DFAT appointed Consul-General.​

Office:	Size:	Location:
Torres Strait Treaty Liaison Office	50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Thursday Island

Bilateral Forums Division

Logo:	Name:	Participants:	Held:	Last Held:
	Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations	Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Australian Minister for Defence United States Secretary of State United States Secretary of Defense	Annually	N/A
	Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations	Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Australian Minister for Defence United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence	Annually	March 2001 Sydney, Australia

Polynesia and Micronesia Division

Flag:	Country:	Relations:	Diplomatic Missions:	Head of Mission:	Personnel:	Agreements:	Travel Advisory:
	New Zealand	10/10	Wellington (High Commission) Auckland (Consulate-General) Christchurch (Consulate-General)	Paul O'Sullivan	200x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Wellington) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Wellington) 100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Auckland) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Christchurch)	Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement Australia-New Zealand Maritime Treaty Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement Australia-New Zealand Social Security Agreement Australia-New Zealand Reciprocal Health Care Agreement Intergovernmental Agreement on Australia's National Counter-Terrorism Arrangements Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Forum Secretariat Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Cook Islands	8/10	Avarua (High Commission)	Allan Hawke	50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Forum Secretariat Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Niue	8/10	Alofi (High Commission)	Patricia Forsythe	25x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement Australia-New Zealand Reciprocal Health Care Agreement Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Forum Secretariat Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission	Exercise normal safety precautions

Melanesia Division

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East Asia Division

Flag:	Country:	Relations:	Diplomatic Missions:	Head of Mission:	Personnel:	Agreements:	Travel Advisory:
	Republic of China	5/10	Beijing (Embassy) Chengdu (Consulate-General) Guangzhou (Consulate-General) Shanghai (Consulate-General) Shenyang (Consulate-General)	Frances Adamson	250x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Beijing) 20x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Beijing) 100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Shanghai) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Guangzhou) 25x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Chengdu) 25x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Shenyang)	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Republic of China	5/10	Hong Kong (Consulate-General)	David O'Leary	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Macao Special Administrative Region of the Republic of China	5/10	See Hong Kong	See Hong Kong	None	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Empire of Korea	5/10	Seoul (Embassy) Pyongyang (Consulate-General) Busan (Consulate)	Peter Rowe	150x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Seoul) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Seoul) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Pyongyang)	None	Exercise normal safety precautions

Southeast Asia Maritime Division

Flag:	Country:	Relations:	Diplomatic Missions:	Head of Mission:	Personnel:	Agreements:	Travel Advisory:
	Republic of Singapore	9/10	Tanglin (Embassy)	Gary Quinlan	200x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff 20x Diplomatic Security Contractors	Status of Forces Agreement between Australia and Singapore Agreement between Australia and Singapore regarding external defence	Exercise normal safety precautions

Southeast Asia Mainland Division

Flag:	Country:	Relations:	Diplomatic Missions:	Head of Mission:	Personnel:	Agreements:	Travel Advisory:
	Republic of Thailand	2/10	Bangkok (Embassy) Phuket (Consulate-General) Chiang Mai (Consulate) Ko Samui (Consulate)	Bill Paterson	150x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Bangkok) 20x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Bangkok) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Phuket) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Phuket)	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Socialist Republic of Vietnam	5/10	Hanoi (Embassy) Ho Chi Minh City (Consulate-General)	Joe Thwaites	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Hanoi) 20x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Hanoi) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Ho Chi Minh City)	None	Exercise normal safety precautions

South and Central Asia Division

Flag:	Country:	Relations:	Diplomatic Missions:	Head of Mission:	Personnel:	Agreements:	Travel Advisory:
	Republic of India	5/10	New Delhi (Embassy) Mumbai (Consulate-General) Kolkata (Consulate-General) Chennai (Consulate-General)	John McCarthy	300x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (New Delhi) 30x Diplomatic Security Contractors (New Delhi) 100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Mumbai) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Kolkata) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Chennai)	None	Exercise a high degree of caution Do not travel(Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir)

Americas Division

Flag:	Country:	Relations:	Diplomatic Missions:	Head of Mission:	Personnel:	Agreements:	Travel Advisory:
	Federative Republic of Brazil	5/10	Brasilia (Embassy) Rio de Janeiro (Consulate-General) Sao Paulo (Consulate-General)	Peter Heyward	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Brasilia) 20x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Brasilia) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Rio de Janeiro) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Rio de Janeiro) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Sao Paulo) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Sao Paulo)	None	Exercise a high degree of caution
	Canada	6/10	Ottawa (High Commission) Toronto (Consulate-General) Vancouver (Consulate)	Louise Hand	200x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Ottawa) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Ottawa) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Toronto)	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	United States of America	8/10	Washington, D.C. (Embassy) New York City (Consulate-General) Los Angeles (Consulate-General) Chicago (Consulate-General) Houston (Consulate-General) San Francisco (Consulate-General) Honolulu (Consulate-General) Atlanta (Consulate-General) Denver (Consulate) Miami (Consulate)	Kim Beazley	300x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Washington, D.C.) 20x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Washington, D.C.) 100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (New York City) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (New York City) 100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Los Angeles) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Los Angeles) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Chicago) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Honoulu) 25x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Houston) 25x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (San Francisco) 25x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Atlanta)	Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Forum Secretariat Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Dominican Republic	5/10	See United States, Atlanta	See United States, Atlanta	None	None	Exercise a high degree of caution

Europe Division

Flag:	Country:	Relations:	Diplomatic Missions:	Head of Mission:	Personnel:	Agreements:	Travel Advisory:
	Kingdom of France	5/10	Paris (Embassy) Noumea (Consulate-General) Papeete (Consulate-General)	David Ritchie	200x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Paris) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Paris) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Noumea) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Papeete)	Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Forum Secretariat Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Kingdom of the Netherlands	5/10	The Hague (Embassy) The Hague (Australian Permanent Mission to the Global Assembly)	Lydia Morton Caroline Millar (Permanent Representative of Australia to the Global Assembly)	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Embassy) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Embassy) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Permanent Mission to the Global Assembly)	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Kingdom of Poland	5/10	Warsaw (Embassy)	Patrick Lawless	50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Memorandum of Understanding on Educational Exchange between Australia and Poland	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Portuguese Republic	5/10	Lisbon (Embassy)	Janet Gardiner	50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Russian Federation	5/10	Moscow (Embassy) Saint Petersburg (Consulate) Vladivostok (Consulate)	Margaret Twomey	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff 20x Diplomatic Security Contractors	None	Exercise a high degree of caution
	Kingdom of Spain	5/10	Madrid (Embassy) Barcelona (Consulate)	Susan Tanner	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Kingdom of Sweden	5/10	Stockholm (Embassy) Pretoria (Consulate-General) Cape Town (Consulate)	Howard Brown (also Permanent Representative of Australia to the Nordic Council)	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Stockholm) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Stockholm) 100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Pretoria) 30x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Pretoria)	None	Exercise normal safety precautions Exercise a high degree of caution (South Africa)
	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	8/10	London (High Commission) Edinburgh (Consulate-General) Cardiff (Consulate-General) Belfast (Consulate-General) Manchester (Consulate)	Bob Carr (also Ambassador to the Transatlantic Security Arrangement)	300x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (London) 20x Diplomatic Security Contractors (London) 100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Edinburgh) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Cardiff) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Belfast)	Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Forum Secretariat Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission	Exercise normal safety precautions Exercise a high degree of caution (Northern Ireland)
	Hellenic Republic	5/10	Athens (Embassy)	Jenny Bloomfield	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Vatican City State (Holy See)	5/10	Rome (Embassy)	Anne Plunkett	50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Federal Republic of Germany	5/10	Berlin (Embassy) Frankfurt (Consulate-General)	Pamela J. Fayle	200x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Berlin) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Berlin) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Frankfurt)	None	Exercise normal safety precautions
	Kingdom of Italy	5/10	Rome (Embassy) Milan (Consulate-General)	Peter Woolcott	150x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Rome) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Rome) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Milan)	None	Exercise normal safety precautions

Middle East and Africa Division

Flag:	Country:	Relations:	Diplomatic Missions:	Head of Mission:	Personnel:	Agreements:	Travel Advisory:
	State of Israel	5/10	Jerusalem (Embassy) Tel Aviv (Consulate-General)	James Larsen	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Jerusalem) 30x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Jerusalem) 50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff (Tel Aviv) 10x Diplomatic Security Contractors (Tel Aviv)	None	Exercise a high degree of caution
	Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	5/10	Addis Ababa (Embassy)	Lisa Filipetto	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff 30x Diplomatic Security Contractors	None	Exercise a high degree of caution
	Sultanate of Egypt	5/10	Cairo (Embassy)	Robert Newton	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff 30x Diplomatic Security Contractors	None	Exercise a high degree of caution
	Republic of Iraq	5/10	Baghdad (Embassy)	Marc Innes-Brown	50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff 20x Diplomatic Security Contractors	None	Reconsider your need to travel
	Syrian Arab Republic	5/10	Damascus (Embassy)	Victoria Owen	50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff 20x Diplomatic Security Contractors	None	Exercise a high degree of caution

Overseas Property Office and Services

Strategy and Property Services Branch (Personnel)

Type:	Amount:	Image:
Property Management Staff	2,250
Diplomatic Security Contractors	500

Commercial Portfolio Management Branch

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Residential Portfolio Management Branch

Property:	Location:	Address:	Primary Resident:	Image:
White Oaks	Washington D.C., United States	3120 Cleveland Avenue NW, Woodley Park	Ambassador to the United States
Stoke Lodge	London, United Kingdom	45 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington	High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Australia House	Ottawa, Canada	407 Wilbrod Street, Sandy Hill	High Commissioner to Canada
High Commissioner's Residence	Wellington, New Zealand	15 Butavas Street, Khandallah	High Commissioner to New Zealand
Consul-General's Residence	New York City, United States	Apartment 11/12B, 1 Beekman Place, Midtown East	Consul-General in New York
Consul-General's Residence	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China	39 Island Road, Deep Water Bay	Consul-General in Hong Kong and Macau
Ambassador's Residence	Berlin, Germany	3 Douglasstraße, Berlin-Grunewald	Ambassador to Germany
Ambassador's Residence	Singapore	9 White House Park, Tanglin	Ambassador to Singapore
Ambassador's Residence	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	33 Jalan Langgak Golf, Taman U-Thant	Ambassador to Malaysia

International Security Division

Policy Branches​

Branch:	Role:
Counter-Terrorism Branch	Coordinates international counter-terrorism policy and activities.
Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch	Coordinates international arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation policy and activities.
Strategic Issues and Intelligence Branch	Provides analysis, research and advice on strategic issues, foreign intelligence and other international security affairs. The Branch includes the Intelligence Policy and Liaison Section.
Modern Slavery, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking Branch	Coordinates international counter people smuggling and irregular migration policy and activities.
Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology Branch	Coordinates the Australian Government's international efforts in cybersecurity and cybercrime, supporting cyber capacity building in the Asia-Pacific region, and advocating for internet freedoms.

Office:	Officeholder:	Image:
Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation	Vanessa Wood
Ambassador for Cyber Affairs	Brendan Dowling
Ambassador to Counter Modern Slavery, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking	Lynn Bell
Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism	Richard Feakes

Trade and Investment Strategy Branch

Office:	Size:	Location:
New South Wales State Office	200x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Sydney
Victoria State Office	200x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Melbourne
Queensland State Office	150x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Brisbane
Western Australia State Office	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Perth
South Australia State Office	100x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Adelaide
Tasmania State Office	50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Hobart
Northern Territory Office	50x Diplomatic, Consular and Mission Staff	Darwin

International Relations Grants Program

Overview​

The International Relations Grants Program (IRGP) supports the Government's foreign policies and economic diplomacy interests and projects a positive contemporary image of Australia. IRGP grants support professional, community and institutional linkages between Australia and its partners on contemporary issues of shared interest including business, education, innovation, science, technology, the arts, media and sport. Grants generally range between $5,000 and $40,000. DFAT's International Relations Grants Program is administered by foundations, councils and institutes.

Foundations, Councils and Institutes​

Image:	Name:	Chair:	Grants Administered:
	Australia-China Council	John Yu	$0
	Australia-India Council	Sammy Kumar	$0
	Australia-Korea Foundation	Peter Coleman	$0
	Council for Australian-Arab Relations	Hala Zreiqat	$0
	Council on Australia Latin America Relations	Ignacio Hernandez	$0

Australian Secret Intelligence Service

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Overview​

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) is Australia's foreign intelligence agency. ASIS was formed in 1952, but its existence remained secret even within the Government until 1972. ASIS is part of the Australian Intelligence Community responsible for the collection of foreign intelligence, including both counter-intelligence and liaising with the intelligence agencies of other countries. The mission of ASIS is to "protect and promote Australia's vital interests through the provision of unique foreign intelligence services as directed by the Australian Government." ASIS is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio and its head, the Director-General, is directly responsible to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The headquarters of ASIS is within DFAT's headquarters in Canberra.

Office:	Officeholder:	Image:
Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service	David Irvine

Personnel​

Type:	Amount:
Intelligence Agents	1,300 (CLASSIFIED)

Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)

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Overview​

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, or Austrade, is the Australian Government's trade, investment and education promotion agency. It is a statutory agency within the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio, with offices in overseas embassies and consulates, and representative arrangements in some other locations. Through a global network of offices, Austrade aims to assist Australian companies to connect with buyers in offshore markets, attract foreign direct investment into Australia, and promote Australia's education sector internationally. In Australia, Austrade's services and programs are delivered through a national network of offices and TradeStart locations in metropolitan and regional areas, operating in partnership with Australian state and territory governments, industry associations and regional development bodies.

Chambers of Commerce​

Logo:	Name:	Location:	Executives:	Established:
	Australian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore	56A Boat Quay, Singapore	Stephen Miller (Executive Director)	2004

Australian Passport Office

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Overview​

The Australian Passport Office is an independent operating agency of the Government of Australia with bureaucratic oversight provided through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. It issues Australian passports to Australian citizens in Australia and overseas under the Australian Passports Act and related laws. The Passport Office may also issue other types of travel documents to non-citizens, such as Australian Refugee Travel Document, Australian Certificate of Identity or Document of Identity. The Australian Passport Office has offices in each of the nine Australian capital cities. Australia only issues biometric passports, called ePassports, which have an embedded microchip that contains the same personal information that is on the colour photo page of the passport, including a digitised photograph. As all previous passports have now expired, all Australian passports are now biometric. The Australian Passport Office works with two agents: Australia Post and the Australian Passport Information Service (APIS). Australia Post provides a nationwide passport service on behalf of DFAT through over 1,700 outlets. Its role includes distributing application forms for Australian passports, receiving Australian passport applications and renewal applications and interviewing applicants. The Australian Passport Information Service (APIS) provides a high quality telephone information service for Australian passport clients. Australian passports can be renewed overseas by submitting a completed passport renewal application form in person at the nearest Australian embassy, high commission or consulate, together with the previous passport and two identical photos, and payment of the fee, including the overseas surcharge. Under the Australian Passports Act, the Minister for Foreign Affairs has the power to refuse, cancel or suspend a passport on a number of grounds including national security or health. In addition, a court can order an accused in a criminal matter, or any other person, to surrender their passport, for example, as a condition of grant of bail or otherwise.

Types of Passports​

Image:	Type:	Eligibility:	Validity:	Pages:
	Ordinary Passport	Australian citizen Born in Papua New Guinea before 16 September 1975 and one parent was born in Australia	10 years (adult) 5 years (child) 12 months (Limited Validity Passport) Up to 3 years (concurrent passport)	34 pages 66 pages (frequent traveller)
	Diplomatic Passport	Australian citizens employed or acting on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Dependents of the above	10 years Up to 3 years (concurrent passport)	34 pages
	Official Passport	Australian citizens employed or acting on behalf of an Australian government (federal, state and territory) or Australian Defence Force Dependents of the above	10 years Up to 3 years (concurrent passport)	34 pages
	Emergency Passport	Australian citizens outside of Australia who do not have an Ordinary Passport and need to travel urgently	Between 7 and 12 months	4 pages

Non-Passport Travel Documents Note: Some non-passport travel documents may also be issued by the Department of Home Affairs Identity and Biometrics Specialist Branch.​

Image:	Type:	Eligiblity:	Validity:	Pages:
	Australian Refugee Travel Document	Recognised refugees residing in Australia (permanent or temporary protection visa holders)	2 years	34 pages
	Australian Certificate of Identity	Non-Australian citizens in Australia who cannot obtain a passport of their own nationality for various reasons (including statelessness)	3 years	4 pages
	Australian Document of Identity	Australian citizens who wish to travel to Norfolk Island or to whom it is unnecessary or undesirable to issue a passport to	3 years	4 pages
	Provisional Travel Document	Australian citizens in an emergency when no other options are available to them, in order to travel to the nearest Australian diplomatic mission (issued by honorary consuls or accredited foreign missions)	Single Journey	1 page

Features​

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Passport Note​

The passports contain inside the front cover a note that is addressed to the authorities of all countries and territories, identifying the bearer as a citizen of Australia and requesting that the bearer be allowed to pass and be treated according to international norms: "The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, being the representative in Australia of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, requests all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer, an Australian Citizen, to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him or her every assistance and protection of which he or she may stand in need."​

Identity Information Page​

The Australian passport includes the following data: Photo of passport holder Type (of document, "P" for "personal") Code of issuing state (listed as "AUS" for "Australia") Document No. Family name Given names Nationality ("Australian") Date of birth Sex (M, F or X) Place of birth (only the city or town is listed, even if born outside Australia) Date of issue Date of expiry Holder's signature Authority ("Australia" if issued in Australia, or the name of the issuing diplomatic mission if issued overseas – e.g. London) The information page ends with the machine readable zone. The passport is printed in English. French translation is found on the identity information.

Biometric Chip​

The embedded chip stores the owner's digitised photograph, name, sex, date of birth, nationality, passport number, and the passport expiry date. This is the same information that appears on the printed information page of every passport. Facial recognition technology was introduced with the release of the ePassport to improve identity verification and reduce identity-related fraud.

Security Features​

Microprinting – for example, horizontal lines on the notice/bearer's information pages are made up of microprinted words. In current passports the lines are made up of the word "Australia" repeated. They also feature microprinted words from Clancy of the Overflow on the visa pages. The laminate of the identity information page contains retro-reflective floating images of kangaroos.

Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office

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Overview​

The Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO) was established by the Australian Government to enhance national and international security by contributing to "effective regimes against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction." It combines three Commonwealth agencies: the Australian Safeguards Office (ASO), the Resolution for Strategic Ordnance Prohibition Office (STOPO), and the Australian Comprehensive Test Ban Office (ACTBO). ASNO's Director General is a statutory officer, and his staff are public servants employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Director General reports directly to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and is currently Dr. Robert Floyd. ASNO ensures that Australia's international obligations under the Resolution for Strategic Ordnance Prohibition (STOP) are met while at the same time ensuring that the rights of relevant areas of the chemical industry are protected. ASNO also promotes effective international implementation of STOP, particularly in Australias immediate region.

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)

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Personnel​

Type:	Amount:	Image:
Aid Workers	1,700

Official Development Assistance​

Country Receiving Aid:	Annual Funding:	Specific Project:	Year Starting:	Year Ending:

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

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Overview​

The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is an Australian Government statutory agency that forms part of the overseas aid program in the Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio. ACIAR was established under the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982, as amended, to identify agricultural problems in developing problems and brokers Australian agricultural scientists to find solutions. The ACIAR's mission is to enhance the effects of Australia's exceptional agricultural science expertise by establishing and funding partnerships for agricultural research aimed at development in developing nations. This agency collaborates with both public and private research entities to boost the efficiency and sustainability of agricultural practices and to fortify the food systems' resilience across the Indo-Pacific partner countries. By fostering sustainable economic growth, aiding in poverty alleviation, and bolstering regional stability, ACIAR serves Australia's national interests. It places a special emphasis on economic diplomacy and the economic empowerment of women. ACIAR's initiatives are in tight alignment with Australia's development assistance agenda, fostering research partnerships that not only focus on human capacity development and private sector-led growth but also aim at enhancing the quality of life through advancements in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.

Country Receiving Aid:	Annual Funding:	Specific Project:	Specialists Employed:	Year Starting:	Year Ending: