Australia-Russian Federation relationship Australia strongly supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We call on Russia to immediately withdraw its forces from Ukrainian territory. Australia has worked with our partners to support Ukraine and hold Russia accountable for its actions.
Shared membership of important global and regional multilateral forums including the G20, APEC and the EAS. Australia has a mature relationship with Russia that allows us to confront our differences directly when necessary but work constructively where our interests intersect.
Australia imposes autonomous sanctions in relation to Russia in response to the Russian threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Australia has provided Ukraine with a total of approximately $655 million in support, including $475 million in military assistance. This commitment demonstrates Australia's continued support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Australia is a consistent supporter of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and is proud to have contributed important defence, economic and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in response to Russia's unilateral, illegal and immoral invasion on 24 February 2022.
Australia's response to Russia's invasion
Australia is supporting Ukraine though: AUD 475 million in military assistance to deliver important capabilities to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and support its defence.
Although Australia is not a member of NATO, it has cooperated with NATO forces by sending military units to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Australia-Russian Federation relationship
We call on Russia to immediately withdraw its forces from Ukrainian territory. Australia has worked with our partners to support Ukraine and hold Russia accountable for its actions. International unity has underpinned the effective response to Russia's invasion.
Australians will join personnel deployed from New Zealand, Canada and various European countries already helping to generate additional capacity within the Ukrainian Armed Forces. No ADF personnel will enter Ukraine.
Australia has imposed additional costs on Russia for its unprovoked, illegal, and immoral war on Ukraine. The Australian Government is extending the application of a punitive tariff on goods imported from Russia and Belarus for a further 12 months until October 2023.
Australia Imports from Russia was US$381.04 Million during 2021, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Australia Imports from Russia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2022. Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets.
Current sanctions
Australia has already prohibited the import, purchase or transport of Russian oil, gas, refined petroleum products and coal since 25 April 2022.
Since that time, United States has been the most important security ally. The close security relationship with the United States was formalized in 1951 by the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security (ANZUS) Treaty which remains the cornerstone of Australian security arrangements.
Bilateral relations
The Australia-China bilateral relationship is based on strong economic and trade complementarities and longstanding community and cultural links. In 2014, the Australian Prime Minister and Chinese President agreed to describe the relationship as a "comprehensive strategic partnership".
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) – 1 January 2022 for ten countries: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. For Republic of Korea: 1 February 2022. For Malaysia: 18 March 2022.
The Government has deployed Australian Defence Force personnel to operations overseas and within Australia to protect Australia and its national interests.
A former Australian soldier has been killed while fighting in Ukraine, authorities have confirmed. The memorial page for the International Legion Defense of Ukraine posted that Victorian man Sage O'Donnell had died.
Even though Australia doesn't get its fuel from Russia, when the world's second-biggest crude oil exporter is cut off from international markets, that has a flow-on effect that hits every country.
Australia does not possess any nuclear weapons and is not seeking to become a nuclear weapon state. Australia's core obligations as a non-nuclear-weapon state are set out in the NPT.
Located on the rim of the Pacific, Japan is not eligible to join NATO because of its geographical location. However, Japan has a close partnership with NATO. Japan is a member of “partners across the globe” along with such countries as Australia.
Germany is a close and strategic partner for Australia with a common strategic outlook, shared values and a commitment to the rules-based international order, including in the Indo-Pacific.
For 2022, Australia is ranked 17 of 142 out of the countries considered for the annual GFP review. It holds a PwrIndx* score of 0.2377 (a score of 0.0000 is considered 'perfect').
Australia currently has provisions for conscription, only during times of war if it is authorised by the governor-general and approved within 90 days by both houses of Parliament, as outlined in Part IV of the Defence Act 1903.