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Media Releases, Statements & Articles - Australian Ambassador to ASEAN

 

2026

• 21 May 2026, Media Release, published on the Australian Embassy Jakarta website, ASEAN and Australia Working Together to Build Economic Resilience.
  16 April 2026, Media Release, published on the Australian Embassy Jakarta website, Australia and Indonesia Strengthen Cooperation to Combat Human Trafficking.
• 9 April 2026, Media Release, published on the Australian Embassy Jakarta website, ASEAN and Australia Strengthen Counter-Terrorism Cooperation.

2025

• 5 August 2025, Interview with Ambassador Tiffany McDonald, published by The World and Viet Nam, Australia-ASEAN: Sharing a region and sharing a future.
• 13 March 2025, Media Release, published on the Australian Embassy Jakarta website, Australia presents the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Upgrade.
• 11 March 2025, Interview with Ambassador Tiffany McDonald, published by Astro AWANI, ASEAN & Australia, stronger together.
• 25 February 2025, Interview with Ambassador Tiffany McDonald, published by The World and Viet Nam, ASEAN’s importance and relevance is more apparent than ever: Australian Ambassador to ASEAN.
• 22 February 2025, Interview with Ambassador Tiffany McDonald, published by Voice of Vietnam, ASEAN Future Forum in Hanoi to shape bloc’s future, says Australian diplomat.
• 21 February 2025, Media Release, published on the Australian Embassy Jakarta website, Australia-Southeast Asia Regional Development Partnership Plan Launch.

2024

• 19 December 2024, Ambassador Tiffany McDonald's live interview with SEA Today, 50 Years of Australia ASEAN Partnership A Journey of Growth and Collaboration.
• 30 September 2024, Media Release, published on the Australian Embassy Jakarta website, “Everything We Inherit” Art Exhibition Celebrates ASEAN and Australia Cultural Connections.
• 13 September 2024, Media Release, published on the Australian Embassy Jakarta website, ASEAN and Australian Youth Leaders Gather for Model ASEAN Plus Australia Meeting.
• August 2024. op-ed, published on Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia Focus, Australia with ASEAN every step of the way.
• 29 August 2024, op-ed, published on the Scoop, Brunei and Australia, partners for a strong ASEAN.
• 21 June 2024, op-ed, published on the Khmer Times, ‘ASEAN and Australia after 50 years: Reflecting on the past, focused on the future’.
• 14 June 2024, Media Release, published on the Australian Embassy Jakarta website,  Launch of ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partners: ASEAN and Australia After the First 50 Years’ Research Report’.
• 3 May 2024, Interview with Ambassador Tiffany McDonald, published on the Diplomatic Network (Asia),  Australian Ambassador to ASEAN. Tiffany McDonald Talks ASEAN Relations and Importance of Connection.
• 16 April 2024, Media Release, published on the Australian Embassy Jakarta Website,  Australia and ASEAN Celebrate 50 Years of Partnership.
• 12 April 2024, Interview with Ambassador Tiffany McDonald, published by Vientiane Times, Strengthening Laos-Australia relations, bolstering ASEAN-Australia cooperation.
• 27 March 2024, Interview with Ambassador Tiffany McDonald, published by ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute – Fulcrum, ASEAN and Australia in Shaping a Shared Future.
• 20 March 2024, Interview with Ambassador Tiffany McDonald, published by Voice of Vietnam, Vietnamese ties with Australia stronger than ever.
• 4 March 2024, op-ed, New Strait Times Malaysia, Australia keen to build on 50 great years with Asean.

Other Publications

• September 2024, ISIS Focus: 37th Asia-Pacific Roundtable Edition - Op-ed by Australian Ambassador to ASEAN, H.E. Tiffany McDonald, Australia with ASEAN every step of the way.
• July 2024, Commentary, CSIS Special Edition Commentaries: Analysis of 2024 ASEAN and Related Summits.
• March 2024, Comprehensive Strategic Partners: ASEAN and Australia after the first 50 years, research report co-authored by Professor Nicholas Farrelly, Dr Lina Alexandra, Ms Sharon Seah and Dr Kimly Ngoun, published by the University of Tasmania.