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2009

December

• Interview - Jim Middleton, Newshour, 16 December. Subjects: Copenhagen, climate change, whaling, DPRK, Six Party Talks, Republic of Korea, Asia Pacific community
• Baghdad bombings, 9 December

November

• Interview - Geoff Hutchison, ABC 720 Perth, 30 November. Subject: CHOGM 2011, Perth.
• Press Conference, Parliament House, 30 November. Subjects: Australia hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2011, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Asia Pacific community, regional architecture, climate change, Emissions Trading Scheme, Liberal Party leadership, Fiji.
• Australia to host 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Statement to House of Parliament, 30 November
• Doorstop interview, Commonwealth Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Port of Spain, 26 November
• Remarks at the Australian Reception in Havana hosted by Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 23 November
• Opening Statements at meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith MP and the Foreign Minister of Cuba, Minister Bruno
  Rodriguez Parrilla , 23 November
• Press conference, Perth, 21 November. Subjects: Travel to Trinidad and Tobago, CHOGM, visit to Cuba, assistance to Burma and Pakistan, EU Relations, Fiji, asylum seekers, cooperation with Sri Lanka and Indonesia, Emissions Trading Scheme.
• Iran - Question Without Notice, 18 November.
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, MP on Mine Action, 18 November.
• Interview - Fran Kelly, Breakfast, Radio National , 17 November. Subjects: Visit of President Yudhoyono, Oceanic Viking, asylum seekers, Sri Lanka.
• Question Without Notice - Sri Lanka, 16 November.
• Interview - Linda Mottram, Radio Australia, 12 November.
• Interview - Australia Network, Newshour with Jim Middleton, 12 November. Topics: Asylum seekers, APEC, regional architecture.
• Doorstop interview - Singapore, 12 November. Subjects: Sri Lanka, the Oceanic Viking, China, Burma APEC, Doha Round.
• Interview - Sky News with David Speers, 12 November Subjects: Oceanic Viking, Afghanistan.
• Interview - 7.30 Report, Kerry O'Brien, 10 November. Subjects: Oceanic Viking, Sri Lanka.
• Interview - A Current Affair, 10 November. Subjects: Oceanic Viking and people smuggling issues.
• Joint Press Conference with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Rohitha Bogollagam, 9 November.
• Press conference, 8 November. Subjects: People Smuggling; Sri Lanka.
• Press conference, 4 November. Subjects: Fiji, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Oceanic Viking, Cooperation with Indonesia, Melbourne Cups.
• Interview with Tony Jones, ABC Lateline, 3 November. Subjects: Fiji, Sri Lanka, asylum seekers.
• Interview - Jim Middleton, Newshour, 3 November. Subject: Fiji.  
• Interview - Laurie Oakes, Today on Sunday, 1 November. Subjects: Recent government appointments and action on asylum seekers.

October

• Interview - Steve Price 2UE, 29 October. Subject: Asylum seekers onboard the Oceanic Viking.
• Interview - Sky TV - News Hour, 29 October. Subjects: Pakistan; Afghanistan; asylum seekers.
• Interview with Kerry O'Brien, ABC 7.30 Report, 28 October. Subjects: Oceanic Viking; asylum seekers; cooperation with Indonesia.
• Interview with ABC Radio AM, 28 October Program Subjects: Oceanic Viking, Asylum Seekers.
• Interview - 2UE Radio, 27 October. Subjects: Oceanic Viking; Asylum seekers; cooperation with Indonesia.
• Interview - ABC "AM" Program, with Tony Eastley ,27 October. Subject: Asylum seekers.
• Interview with ABC2 Breakfast, 27 October. Subjects: Oceanic Viking; Asylum seekers.
• Question Without Notice - Asylum seekers, 26 October
• Question and answer session following a speech given at the Australian National University, 26 October
  Subjects: Asia Pacific community; East Asia community; EAS; APEC; ASEAN; Australia-China relations.
• Doorstop interview, 26 October. Subjects: Visit by the Chinese Vice President to Australia; asylum seekers; people smuggling; foreign investment in Australia.
• Interview with Barrie Cassidy on Insiders, 25 October. Subjects: Cooperation with Indonesia, Afghanistan, Stern Hu detention.  
• Question Without Notice, 22 October
• Interview with ABC Radio National, 22 October. Subjects: People-smuggling, Cooperation with Indonesia, Afghanistan.
• Joint Press Conference with the Vice Governor of West Sumatra Marlis Rahman, 21 October. Subject: Australian Assistance to West Sumatra, people smuggling, disaster relief.
• Interview with Lateline, Tony Jones, 20 October. Subject: People-smuggling.
• Question without Notice, 19 October, Subject: Terrorist attacks in Pakistan.
• Question without Notice, 19 October, Subject: People smuggling, detention and arrest of Captain Bram.
• Interview with ABC AM, 19 October. Subject: People-smuggling.
• Interview with Matt Wade - Sydney Morning Herald, 15 October
• Interview with Amanda Hodge - The Australian, 15 October
• Doorstop interview New Delhi, 14 October. Subject: Commonwealth Games.
• Interview with Jim Middleton, 14 October. ABC Subjects: Pakistan; Afghanistan; Commonwealth Games
• Interview with Ms Maya Mirchandani, NDTV Cable news channel, 13 October, Subjects: Commonwealth Games; Australian cricket tour; Indian students in Australia; energy sales to India.
• Interview with CNN-IBN,13 October. Subjects: Australia-India relationship; Indian students in Australia.
• Doorstop interview,13 October. New Delhi Subjects: Cricket, Australian tour; Commonwealth Games.
• Press Conference, 11 October. Subjects: Visit to India; assistance for Samoa, Indonesia and Laos.
• Press Conference, Stockholm, 8 October - Topics: Australia-EU Troika meeting, Australia-EU Partnership Framework, Afghanistan
• Interview with Rzeczpospolita - 7 October. Subjects: Australia, US, Afghanistan; visit to Poland.
• Ceremony of the signing of the Australia-Poland Social Security Agreement, followed by press conference, 7 October
• Press Conference, 3 October. Subjects: Tonga; Sumatra; Samoa.
• Interview - ABC2 Breakfast, 2 October. Subjects: Indonesia and Samoa
• Interview - ABC AM, 2 October. Subjects: Sumatra, Indonesia
• Interview with Channel Nine's Today Show, 2 October. Subjects: Pacific Disaster.
• Interview - ABC Radio PM, 1 October. Subjects: Sumatra; Samoa.
• Press Conference, 1 October. Subjects: Updates on Samoa tsunami, Sumatra earthquake.
• Interview - Sky News Australia, 1 October. Subjects: Australia's relationship with China, the tsunami in Samoa, and earthquakes in Sumatra.
• Interview - 3AW, 1 October. Subjects: Earthquake in Sumatra, the situation in Samoa.
• Interview - 2UE, 1 October. Subjects: Fallout from the tusnami in the Pacific and the earthquake on Sumatra.

September

• Interview with Elenor Hall, The World Today, 30 September. Subject: Tsunami in Samoa
• Interview with ABC 720 Perth - Mornings with Geoff Hutchison, 30 September. Subjects: Tsunami in Samoa.
• Interview - ABC Radio National with Fran Kelly, 29 September. Subjects: Afghanistan, Iranian missile tests and nuclear weapons.
• Doorstop interview at Willard Hotel, Washington DC, 28 September. Subjects: Iran; Afghanistan.
• Interview - Karen Middleton SBS, 24 September. Subjects: climate change, G20, North Korea, Fiji, Afghanistan.
• Interview - Jim Middleton, ABC, 24 September Subjects: Fiji; Afghanistan; climate change.
• Interview - Sky News with David Speers, 23 September. Subjects: Balibo Five, relations with Indonesia; Afghanistan; climate change.
• Interview with Michael Brissenden, ABC 7.30 Report, 22 September. Subjects: United Nations General Assembly - US engagement, agenda, relevance.
• Press briefing, Beekman Hotel, New York, 21 September. Subjects: Afghanistan and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue Ministerial Meeting.
• Interview - Today on Sunday with Laurie Oakes, 20 September. Subjects: The global financial crisis; climate change; G20 Summit; Nuclear disarmament; Afghanistan; death of Noordin Top; recent appointments of Brendan Nelson and Kim Beazley.
• Joint Press Conference with the Prime Minister, Mr Kim Beazley and Dr Brendan Nelson, 17 September. Subjects: Ambassadorial appointments; Post-prison treatment of paedophiles; Question Time; Asylum seeker arrival.
• Interview - Channel 10, Meet the Press with Paul Bongiorno, 13 September. Subjects: Global financial crisis, Australia-Indonesia relationship, Afghan election, new US Ambassador to Australia, Sri Lanka
• Interview on Sky News - 10.00 News Now, 10 September. Subjects: Balibo 5 Investigation, Afghan Elections, G20
• Interview with Fran Kelly, Radio National, 10 September. Subjects: Balibo 5 investigation, Sri Lanka and UNICEF
• Interview: Radio 6PR Perth Drive, with Howard Sattler, 3 September. Topics: Afghanistan, Stern Hu, Peter Grey, Africa DownUnder, Indonesian earthquake.
• Doorstop Press Conference, Africa DownUnder Conference, 3 September. Subjects: Indonesian Earthquake, Africa DownUnder Conference, Stern Hu.
• Interview with James Lush, 720 ABC Perth, Morning Program, 3 September. Subjects: Indonesia Earthquake, Bali Peace Park, Schapelle Corby, Indian students, Africa DownUnder Conference.
• Interview: ABC Radio Current Affairs, with Kerry Ritchie, 2 September. Topics: Fiji, Hambali, ANL Australia.

August

• Interview with Joana Cunha, Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 26 August.
• Interview, Jim Middleton, ABC, 20 August. Subjects: China - Rebiya Kadeer, Stern Hu; Afghanistan elections; New Zealand.
• Sky News Australia, Australian Agenda with David Speers, 20 August. Subjects: Australian troop withdrawal from Iraq, Afghanistan elections; China - Rebiya Kadeer.
• Question Without Notice, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, 20 August
• Radio National interview with Sydney Morning Herald Journalist, Paul McGeogh and Fran Kelly, 20 August. Subject: Afghan Elections; Australia-China relations.
• Question Without Notice - Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, 19 August
• Extract from Question Without Notice, 18 August. Subject proposed visit to Australia of Rebiya Kadeer
• Ministerial Statement: Afghanistan and Pakistan,18 August
• Statement to Parliament by Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, PNG air crash, 17 August
• Nine AM with David Reyne and Kim Watkins,14 August. Subjects: Plane crash in PNG
• Interview: ABC Radio 774 Melbourne, Mornings with Jon Faine, 14 August. Topics: Plane crash in PNG; Stern Hu, Australia's record on international human rights; and the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
• Interview: ABC2 TV, News Breakfast, 14 August. Topics: Plane crash in Papua New Guinea and Afghanistan elections.
• Question Without Notice - Aung San Suu Kyi, 12 August
• Question Without Notice - PNG Airlines Flight CG4684, 12 August
• Interview - Radio National Breakfast,12 August. Subjects: Papua New Guinea plane crash; Aung San Suu Kyi; Rio executive Stern Hu; Rebiya Kadeer.
• Interview - Sky News, 12 August. Subjects: Papua New Guinea plane crash, Aung San Suu Kyi
• Press Conference, 11 August. Subjects: Missing plane in Papua New Guinea.
• Interview - ABC Radio AM, 11 August. Subjects: Australia - China relations.
• Press Conference, 9 August. Subjects: Indonesian Counter-Terrorism Operation.
• Joint Press Conference with S.M. Krishna, 7 August. Subjects: Australia India bilateral relationship; Indian students in Australia; PM Rudd visit to India; Australia China issues; uranium export policy.
• Interview - Sky News, Australian Agenda, 7 August. Subjects: Tonga ferry tragedy; Pacific aid; al-Shabaab.
• Joint Doorstop Press Conference with Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hassan Wirajuda, 6 August. Subjects: Pacific Islands Forum, Australia-Indonesia relations, Counter-terrorism cooperation.
• Doorstop Press Conference, 5 August. Subjects: Pacific Island Forum, al-Shabaab.
• Interview - Sky News AM Agenda, 5 August. Subjects: Arrests of suspected terorrists in Melbourne; Pacific Island Forum.
• Interview: ABC2 TV, News Breakfast, 5 August. Topics: Pacific Island Forum, arrests of suspected terorrists in Melbourne.
• Interview - Sky News, 1 August. Subjects: Recognition of Bob Hawke's contribution to ALP; gay marriage; Chinese official at the ALP conference as an observer; Burma; climate change and; missing Australian off Lombok in Indonesia.

July

• Interview - Sky TV, 30 July. Subjects: Terrorism in Indonesia, the Uighurs uprising, and Mr Stern Hu.
• Interview - Newshour, 27 July. Subjects: Singapore's economy - Global Financial Crisis; overseas students in Australia; terrorism - regional security; Pacific Island Forum.
• Joint Press Conference - 6th Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Conference, 27 July
• Interview: ABC TV, Lateline with Leigh Sales, from Phuket, Thailand, 23 July. Topics: Nigel Brennan, Stern Hu, ASEAN conference and Iran's nuclear program.
• Press conference - Phuket, 23 July. Subjects: ASEAN Regional Forum, Myanmar, terrorism, Stern Hu, Nigel Brennan.
• Interview - Sky News, 23 July. Subjects: Stern Hu, Asia Pacific community, Jakarta bombings.
• Press conference - Phuket, Thailand, 22 July. Subjects: ASEAN, East Asia Summit, Stern HU, North Korea.
• Interview: ABC Radio National, Breakfast with Fran Kelly, 21 July. Topics: Jakarta bombings, terrorism, China, Stern Hu, ASEAN Regional Forum.
• Interview - 7.30 Report, 20 July. Subjects: Jakarta bombings, Afghanistan.
• Press Conference, Jakarta, 19 July. Subjects: Marriott/Ritz Carlton Bombings, Travel Advice for Indonesia.
• Interview with Barry Cassidy, Insiders, 19 July. Subjects: Australian casualty in Afghanistan; meetings in Jakarta with Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda and an update on the case of Stern Hu.
• Joint Press Conference with Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda, Jakarta, 18 July. Subjects: Marriott/Ritz Carlton Bombings, Papua, Travel Advice for Indonesia .
• Doorstop Interview - Perth Airport, 18 July. Subject: Jakarta hotel bombings.
• Interview - ABC, 18 July. Subject: Attacks on hotels in Jakarta.
• Interview: ABC Radio, AM with Tony Eastley, 17 July. Topic: Detention of Australian citizen Stern Hu.
• Interview: Sky News, Australian Agenda with David Speers, 16 July. Topic: Update on the case of the detained Rio Tinto executive, Stern Hu.
• Interview - Radio National, 14 July. Subject: Detention of Australian citizen Stern Hu.
• Press Conference - Perth, 12 July. Subjects: Stern Hu, shooting of an Australian in Papua, DPRK sanctions, partcipation in NAM and visit to Malta.
• Press Conference, 10 July. Subject: The detention of Rio Tinto Executive, Mr Stern Hu in China.
• Lateline Interview, 8 July. Subjects: Rio Tinto employee detained in China; boat in Indonesian waters.
• Press Conference, 8 July. Subject: An Australian employee of Rio Tinto Australia detained by the Chinese authorities.
• Radio National Breakfast interview with Steve Cannane, 7 July. Subjects: People smuggling, Malaysia, China.
• Australia Network Interview: Newshour with Jim Middleton, 6 July. Subjects: Bilateral relationship with Malaysia, people smuggling, international students.
• Interview - Sky News, 6 July 2009. Subjects: Visit to Malaysia; People trafficking; International students.
• Joint Press Conference with Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anifah Aman, 6 July. Subjects: Bilateral relationship, people smuggling, regional co-operation.
• Interview with Laurie Oakes, Channel 9, 5 July. Subjects: North Korea, Malaysia, China, Prime Minister's travel.
• Interview on Sky TV, Kieran Gilbert, 1 July. Subjects: Recent violence against Indian students in Australia; updates on Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

June

• Interview with TVNZ Wellington, Guyon Espiner, 21 June. Subjects: Australia and New Zealand: immigration, economic relationship, common currency, defence relations; Fiji; China.
• Interview: Radio New Zealand Morning Report with Geoff Robinson, 19 June. Topics: Australia-NZ bilateral relationship, Fiji, Pacific Islands Forum.
• Interview with Jim Middleton, ABC, 19 June. Subjects: Fiji; whaling.
• Interview with Sky News, 19 June. Subject: Protests in Iran; New Zealand announcement on whaling.
• Joint press conference with New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully, 18 June. Subjects: Fiji an NSW trade
• Press Conference with Botswana's Foreign Minister, Mr Phandu Skelemani, 17 June. Subject: Australia and Botswana's bilateral relationship; New South Wales Budget; Iran; Sri Lanka.
• Extract from Question without Notice, 16 June. Subject: Iranian election.
• Joint Press Conference with Rosemary Museminali, Rwandan Minister for Foreign Affairs.15 June. Subjects: Minister's visit to Australia; Rwanda's membership of the Commonwealth; purpose of Minister's visit; Australian representation in Rwanda; NSW State Government issues - China; Israel; peacekeeping.
• Sky News Australia AM Agenda with Keiran Gilbert, 15 June. Subjects: NSW Government budget; Israel-Palestinian conflict, Iranian election.
• ABC2 Breakfast News, 15 June. Subjects: Israeli Prime Minister,Benjamin Netanyahu's speech declaring a two-state solution to the middle east crisis; Iranian elections and Iran's nuclear program; North Korea sanctions; Australian troops in Afghanistan.
• Joint Press Conference with Moses Wetang'ula, Kenyan Minister for Foreign Affairs. 12 June. Subjects: Australia Kenya Bilateral meeting; Attacks on Indian students; UNSC sanctions on North Korea; rumored Chinese Government sanctions on Rio and BHP; Australia-Chinese bilateral relations; imprisonment of Damir Dokic; Chinalco-Rio proposal; settlement of the Uighur people; Nasrah Al Shamery.
• Joint Press Conference with Mr Sam Abal, Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration. 10 June 2009. Subjects: the 19th Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum.
• Interview with Joe O'Brien : ABC2 News Breakfast, 10 June, Subjects: Indian student attacks, Peshawar bombing, Australia-PNG Ministerial forum
• Interview - Sky News, 8 June, Subjects: European elections, Lebanese elections, diplomatic appointments, India
• Press Conference, 8 June. Subjects: Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum; diplomatic appointments; India; foreign investment; elections in Lebanon.
• Press Conference, The Hon Stephen Smith MP, and Tongan Prime Minister Dr the Hon Feleti Sevele, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 3 June. Subjects: Pacific Partnership for Development; Fiji; Pacific seasonal worker scheme; constitutional and electoral reform; small Pacific Island countries; PACER Plus; reconstruction of Nuku'alofa.
• Question Without Notice: Indian students, 2 June.

May

• Meet The Press, 31 May. Subjects: North Korea's missile tests; Schappelle Corby; the Opposition's climate change policy; Guantanomo Bay inmates; Indian students; US Ambassador to Australia; and industry's response to the emissions trading scheme.
• Interview - Lateline ABC, 28 May, Subjects: Consular issues; North Korea missile tests; Aung San Suu Kyi; diplomatic appointment of Hugh Borrowman
• Interview by Fran Kelly, Radio National AM, 27 May, Subjects: The Copenhagen Conference and the Governments Emissions Trading Scheme; North Korea Nuclear and Missile Tests; Aung San Suu Kyi Trial; Australian Photographer Nigel Brennan.
• Press Conference, Canberra, 26 May - Subjects: Nuclear testing by North Korea, Heads of Mission, Nigel Brennan.
• Joint Press Conference with Mr Bernard Membe, Tanzanian Foreign Minister, 25 May - Subjects: Trade, investment and economic ties between Australia and Africa, Australia's bid for a UN Security Council seat, Hugh Borrowman, FTAs and the unions, Somalia, the European Union, whaling envoy, New Zealand and ASEAN FTA and Pakistan.
• Interview - 7.30 Report, 25 May, Subjects: North Korea nuclear tests
• Question Without Notice: North Korea - 25 May
• Interview: Kieran Gilbert, Sky News Agenda, 25 May. Subjects: Ambassador to Sweden; emissions trading; Doha; Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi; Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
• Interview: Elizabeth Jackson, ABC 'AM, 23 May Subject: Aftermath of the victory over the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka.
• Interview by Matt Brown, Radio National AM, 20 May, Subject: Pakistan.
• Interview by David Reyne and Christie Malthouse on Channel 10's Dave and Kim Show, 20 May, Subjects: Mrs Smoel in Thailand; people smuggling and refugees.
• Interview by Kieran Gilbert - Sky News Agenda, 19 May, Subjects: Newspoll results, Sri Lanka; Middle East peace and reconciliation; Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
• Interview by Virginia Trioli and Joe O'Brien - ABC2 Breakfast News, 19 May, Subjects: Sri Lanka; trial of Aung San Suu Kyi
• Interview: Australia Network with Jim Middleton, 18 May, Subject: Sri Lanka, Burma; Indian Election.
• Press Conference with Kasit Piromya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand, 8 May. Subjects: Bilateral cooperation, Damir Dokic, piracy, people smuggling, Defence White Paper, Kokoda Track, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
• Joint Media Conference with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Foreign Trade Karel De Gucht, 6 May, Subjects: Australia's bilateral relations with Belgium, Sri Lanka, AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Fiji.
• Joint Press Conference with Mr Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, 1 May. Subjects: Japan-Australia relations; whaling; Fiji; swine flu.

April

• Interview, AM, 29 April, Subjects: Sri Lanka; Afghanistan troop boost.
• Interview, Sky, 29 April, Subjects: Swine flu outbreak; troops for Afghanistan; asylum seekers; climate change; Sri Lanka.
• Interview, ABC 2, 29 April, Subjects: Australian troops to Afghanistan; Government aid being offered to Sri Lanka; the precautions taken against swine flu in Australia.
• Interview, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 23 April, Subject: Gallipoli visit.
• Doorstop interview, 22 April, Subjects: Comments on the Government's response to the 2020 Summit, Sri Lanka and other issues
• Interview - AM program, 20 April, Subjects: Smith calls for patience with boat investigation
• Interview with Jim Middleton on Australia Network, 15 April - Subjects: Fiji, Bali process, US-China relations
• Joint press conference with Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hassan Wirajuda - Bali, Indonesia, 15 April. Subjects: Bali Process Ministerial Meeting, humanitarian assistance for Rohingya people in Burma, people smuggling co-operation.
• Doorstop interview, 15 April, Subjects: Bali Process meeting; new funding for Rohingyas; situation in Thailand; people smuggling cooperation and extraditions.
• Joint press conference with Minister for Immigration, Chris Evans; Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus, 14 April. Subjects: Bali Process; Thailand, DPRK, Fiji, Asylum Seekers, Rohingyas, Sri Lanka, Australians detained in Papua. 
• Interview with ABC 2, 14 April 2009, Subjects: Meeting in Bali; people smuggling; trans-national crime. 
• Interview with ABC Radio AM, 14 April, Subjects: Thailand, Fiji .
• Interview with Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National, 14 April, Subjects: Protests in Bangkok and situation in Fiji
• Press conference, 13 April, Subjects: Thailand, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Durban review conference, Somali piracy
• Joint press conference with Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, 9 April 2009. Subjects: Maersk ship/piracy; AUSMIN communiqué; Afghanistan; criticism of US supplemental war funding; cybersecurity.
• Interview with Kim Landers, ABC, Washington, 8 April, Subjects: Afghanistan, meeting with Secretary Clinton, AUSMIN, East Asia Summit and Thailand, Indonesian and Malaysian elections.
• Remarks before meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Washington, 8 April
• Interview - Sky News, 7 April, Subjects: Italian earthquake, Afghanistan, North Korea, trial of Garuda airlines pilot.
• Interview - Kerry O'Brien, 7.30 Report, 6 April, Subjects: North Korean rocket launch, nuclear disarmament, Afghanistan.
• Interview - Fran Kelly, Radio National, 1 April, Subjects: International Conference on Afghanistan, relationship with China.

March

• Interview with Scott Bevan, ABC News, 31 March, Subject: International Conference on Afghanistan
• Doorstop interview, 30 March, Subject: Attack on Pakistan police
• Media Conference, Perth, 30 March, Subjects: Visit to the Netherlands, UN conference on Afghanistan, China.
• Interview on Sky News, 30 March, Subjects: Conference on Afghanistan, China.
• Press Conference, Beijing, 27 March, 2009, Subjects: Australia-China Strategic Dialogue, Chinese investment in the Australian resources sector, Sudan.
• Interview with David Speers, Sky News, 27 March, Subjects: Joel Fitzgibbon, second Strategic Dialogue, China's role in the IMF, UN Security Council, foreign capital investment in Australia.
• Interview - Phoenix Television, Beijing, 26 March, Subjects: China’s role in the IMF, regional architecture, Australia-China FTA, Chinese investment in Australia, Australia-China Strategic Dialogue
• Interview - Australia Network, Beijing, 26 March, Subjects: Opportunities in western China, global financial crisis, Chinese investment in Australian resources sector
• Doorstop Interview, Australian Embassy, Beijing, 26 March, Subjects: Australia-China Strategic Dialogue, Australian investment in western China, Chinese investment in the Australian resources sector
• Doorstop Interview, Chongqing, 26 March, Subjects: Foreign investment in Australia, diplomatic representation in China
• Doorstop Interview, 25 March, Ju Yuan Fraternity Hospital construction site, Ju Yuan Township, Sichuan Province
• Interview with Sichuan TV and Sichuan Daily, 25 March
• Interview - Sichuan TV, China, 24 March
• Speech (students Q & A) – Sichuan University, China, 24 March
• Media conference at Sichuan University, China, 24 March, Subjects: China FTA, Strategic Dialogue
• Article published in the UAE newspaper The National, 23 March - Subjects: Australia and the UAE are natural allies - let's build on that
• Australia Network: Interview with Jim Middleton, 20 March - Subjects: Sri Lanka, visit to China, Afghanistan
• ABC2 News Breakfast: Interview with Virginia Trioli and Joe O'Brien, 20 March - Subject: Afghanistan
• ABC2 Lateline Business: Interview with Ali Moore, 19 March
• ABC News Radio: Interview with Marius Benson, 18 March - Subjects: Lowy Institute report, Afghanistan, Durban Conference
• Sky News: Interview with Ashleigh Gillon, 18 March - Subjects: Afghanistan, DFAT resourcing, foreign investment
• ABC 2 Lateline: Interview with Tony Jones, 17 March - Subjects: Aghanistan, Australians in Merauke
• Today on Sunday: Interview with Laurie Oakes, 15 March
• Question Without Notice: Durban Review Conference, 12 March
• Interview - Sky News, 12 March - Subjects: German School Shooting; Aid for Zimbabwe; Iraqi PM and FM visit to Australia; Afghanistan; Aid for Family Planning
• Interview - Joe O’Brien, ABC2 Breakfast, 12 March - Subjects: School shooting in Germany, arrival of the Iraqi Prime Minister, war in Afghanistan and aid for Zimbabwe
• Question Without Notice: Zimbabwe, 11 March
• Press conference with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister, 10 March - Subjects: bilateral relations, Cyprus, aid funding, Fiji, Durban review, Tibet
• Insiders program, 8 March - Subjects: Attack on Sri Lankan cricket team, Pakistan, Afghanistan, UN Security Council campaign, Zimbabwe, Malcolm Turnbull
• Interview - ABC 720 Perth, 4 March - Subjects: attack on Sri Lankan cricket team
• Interview - Tony Eastley, AM, ABC Radio , 4 March - Subject: attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan
• Press conference, 4 March - Subjects: attack on Sri Lankan cricket team, Bali process, Pakistan, Afghanistan, aid funding
• Interview - Afternoons on ABC News Radio, 3 March - Subjects: Donations to Gaza, Afghanistan
• Doorstop Interview, 3 March - Subjects: Sri Lanka Cricket Team attack in Lahore, Pakistan
• Interview - Ashleigh Gillon, Sky News AM Agenda, 3 March - Subjects: global financial crisis and free trade, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel
• Interview - Ann Sanders, Seven Morning News , 3 March - Subject: Afghanistan

February

• Media Conference with Malaysian Foreign Minister Dr Rais Yatim , 23 February
• Question Without Notice: Harry Nicolaides, 23 February
• Interview - Doorstop, 21 February - Subjects: Harry Nicolaides, Cornelia Rau
• Interview - Radio National Breakfast, 20 February
• Interview - 7.30 Report, 19 February
• Opening remarks introducing Indonesia’s Foreign Minister, Dr Hassan Wirajuda, at the 20^th Anniversary of the Australia-Indonesia Institute , 19 February
• Joint media conference with Hassan Wirajuda, Foreign Minister of Indonesia, 19 February
• Joint media conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi , 16 February
• Interview - AM Program, 16 February - Subject: Visit to Pakistan
• Interview on ABC Radio, AM, 12 February - Subjects: Subjects: Zimbabwe, Israeli elections, Bushfires
• Interview with Sky News , 12 February - Subjects: Victorian bushfires, economic stimulus package, Israeli elections, Zimbabwe
• Joint Press Conference with Foreign Minister for Portugal, Luis Amado , 10 February
• Interview - BBC, 9 February - Subjects: Bushfires
• Interview - Asia Pacific Focus , 8 February
• Question Without Notice: Merauke Five, 5 February
• Interview - Sky News AM Agenda, 5 February - Subjects: economic stimulus package, trade protectionism, additional aid to Sri Lanka
• Remarks at the launch of the OECD's review of Australia's aid program, 4 February

January

• Interview with Fran Kelly, Radio National, 30 January, Subjects: Relationship with Africa, aid for Gaza, aid funds for family planning organisations
• Response to a speech by Ms Tenagne Lemma, National Director, World Vision Ethiopia, 28 January
• Response to a speech by Mr Miguel Barreto, Deputy Country Director, World Food Programme, Ethiopia, 28 January
• Response to a speech by Dr Catherine Hamlin, Hamlin College for Midwives, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 January
• Interview: ABC2 TV News Breakfast, with Joe O'Brien, 27 January - Subjects: Visit to Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Japanese whaling, humanitarian assistance for Gaza.
• Press Conference - Perth, 23 January - Subjects: South Korean Foreign Minister's visit, conversation with Hillary Clinton, US alliance, Guantanamo Bay closure, Chinese economic downturn, relationship with South Korea, North Korea.
• Joint Media Conference, with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully - Perth, 21 January - Subjects: Australia - New Zealand relations; Fiji; Barack Obama inauguration; US relations; BHP Billiton announcement in Ravensthorpe.
• Joint Media Conference, with Netherlands Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen - Perth, 19 January - Subjects: Australia-Netherlands relations; Afghanistan; Sri Lanka; Japanes whaling; Incoming Obama Administration; Harry Nicolaides on trial in Thailand; Illegal boat arrivals; Australians stranded in Fiji; Gaza; Netherlands troops in Afghanistan; Netherlands photographic exhibition.
• Press Conference - Perth, 18 January - Subjects: Gaza; Visit to Australia by Netherlands Foreign Minister; Afghanistan; Israel.
• Press Conference - Perth, 16 January - Subjects: Aid to Fiji; Trooper Mark Donaldson; Zimbabwe; Conflict in the Middle East; Japanese whaling; and Australians sentenced in Indonesia.
• Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra, 13 January

Previous Transcripts

2008 - 2007

• Previous transcripts from Foreign Minister Stephen Smith for the years 2008 and 2007.