Australian High Commission, Malta et Ambassade d'Australie en Tunisie

Pleased to have facilitated an interview with Siaosi Carter and Stefano Moncada, Islands and Small States Institute - University of Malta with Times of Malta to discuss climate change action in relation to small island states, including Malta and islands in our Pacific region 🌏.

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Congratulations to the Socceroos - what a fantastic match! 💚💛

A big thank you to all our sponsors who supported this year's Celebrate Australia event. We are proud to have partnered with so many companies with connections to both Malta and Australia.

We were able to highlight the strong connections and friendship between our two nations in a fresh and unique way just as Malta's summer begins thanks to the contributions of Virtu Ferries Ltd. Centrecom Incat Tasmania Austal BOV Knights College Emirates La Rue Malta Charles & Ron Imports Ltd.

The Australian High Commission was honoured to welcome the President H.E. Myriam Spiteri Debono and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, the Hon Chris Fearne MP, to our Celebrate Australia reception this week, along with so many friends, colleagues, diplomatic missions, businesses and officials, joining us to connect 🇦🇺🤝🇲🇹.

This was an important occasion to highlight the strong connections and friendship between our two nations and present our perspectives on shared global challenges.

This year, our interactive map of Australia built a picture of where these people-to-people links are - guests were invited to mark where they had family, lived, or visited.

Thanks to Australian-Maltese performer, Ms Christabelle Scerri, and 🇲🇹 pianist Mr Conrad Briffa, who performed our national anthems.

Thank you to University of Malta and Islands and Small States Institute - University of Malta for hosting a roundtable during the visit of Dr George Carter, Director of the Pacific Institute at the The Australian National University. It was a great opportunity to hear from an expert in the Pacific region about the first hand lived experience of climate change.

During this roundtable, academics from natural sciences to humanities, law and linguistics, discussed with Dr Carter the role that small island nations can play to steer climate actions, and explored opportunities for deeper engagement with Pacific institutes.

Australia 🇦🇺 is committed to working with Türkiye 🇹🇷 and in partnership with the Pacific, to strengthen global climate action through the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) Turkiyecop31. A member of the Pacific Islands Forum, Australia is working to raise Pacific voices as COP31 President of Negotiations. Pre- COP31 events hosted in Fiji 🇫🇯 and Tuvalu 🇹🇻 will bring the world to the Pacific to experience climate impacts and solutions firsthand.

The High Commission will be closed Monday 8th June for an Australian Public Holiday.

For urgent consular assistance, please contact the 24-hour Consular Operation Centre directly on +61 2 6261 3305.

H.E. Matt Skelly welcomed Vanessa McKinney, South Australian Trade Director to the UK and Europe, to talk about bilateral trade, business opportunities and cooperation. It was great to identify new connections between 🇦🇺 and 🇲🇹, building on the existing strong relations between our two nations.