Joint Ministerial Statements

Joint Ministerial Statements

Joint Ministerial Statements

The Australian and New Zealand Foreign and Trade Ministers hold biannual consultations  to advance the bilateral relationship, work on the Single Economic Market agenda and build on the success of the Australia‑New Zealand Closer Economic Relations  Trade Agreement. 

Following these meetings, a joint statement is released by Ministers. 

Foreign Ministers

• Marise Payne and Nanaia Mahuta, 12 November 2021
• Marise Payne and Nanaia Mahuta, 22 April 2021 
• Marise Payne and Nanaia Mahuta, 17 December 2020
• Marise Payne and Winston Peters, 6 August 2020
• Marise Payne and Winston Peters, 9 February 2019
• Marise Payne and Winston Peters, 3 October 2019

Trade Ministers 

• Dan Tehan and Damian O'Connor 20 September 2021 
• Simon Birmingham and David Parker, 23 July 2020

Single Economic Market Ministerial Meetings Communiqués 

• Auckland, 13 September 2019
• Sydney, 28 October, 2016