The Latest Breaking News from DFAT

Relief as five Australians missing in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster found alive

Several missing Australians have been found since Tuesday morning, bringing the total citizens unaccounted for to 38

The Guardian - AU · Sep 1

34 Australians Are Missing After Flash Floods Sweep Through Nepal

Anthony Albanese has confirmed 34 Australians are missing after deadly flash floods in Nepal, as officials work to establish their welfare.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 27

Australian officials ‘working around the clock’ to check welfare of tourists missing in Nepal

Dfat minister Matt Thistlethwaite says staff are liaising with Kathmandu to find 35 missing Australians, and plans to send emergency team to the region

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26

Why Australia’s cuts to news services in the Indo-Pacific are a failure of soft diplomacy

Australia seems intent on missing a vital opportunity to win the hearts and minds of our neighbours in the Indo-Pacific, particularly Southeast Asia, through its continued refusal to guarantee ongoing funding for transnational news services in the region.

The Conversation · May 22

Battered Aussie activists allege abuse in Israeli jail

Australian members of a global flotilla have made shocking allegations about their treatment in Israeli detention after being intercepted at gunpoint.

AAP · May 21

Dfat officials ‘urgently seeking’ status of 11 Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel

Global Sumud Flotilla organisers say 38 ships holding 319 activists were about 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza when they were intercepted

The Guardian - AU · May 19

Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding. Is this climate adaptation or a costly folly?

Indonesia plans to build a “giant sea wall”, more than 500 kilometres long, to defend Java’s north coast from rising sea levels.

The Conversation · May 17

Australian activists released in Crete allege mistreatment by Israeli forces who intercepted Gaza flotilla

Zack Schofield among 175 activists taken by Israel from ships attempting to transport aid to Gaza

The Guardian - AU · May 2

Government 'doing more' to help bring Australians home

Efforts to assist Australians to return from the Middle East conflict are being stepped up by the federal government, with buses to cities with open airspace.

AAP · Mar 7

Fresh travel warning as Aussie base hit in Middle East

Thousands of Australians remain stranded in the Middle East as military tensions flare, with an Australian defence base coming under attack from Iran.

AAP · Mar 2