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Michelle O’Byrne is Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality, advocating for gender equality and the human rights of women, girls and people of diverse gender identities.
06/17/2026
Equal societies have stronger and more effective institutions.
Yesterday, I spoke with staff at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, alongside Padma Raman, Executive Director, Office for Women, about the links between our domestic and international work to progress gender equality and build fair, inclusive societies.
Australia is committed to this work, both at home and globally.
06/15/2026
Australia and the United Kingdom are committed to tackling one of the fastest‑growing and most pervasive threats to gender equality: technology‑facilitated gender‑based violence.
The joint statement by Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper recognises that this is not just a gender equality issue but is a threat to national security that demands a coordinated response.
Together, we are committed to:
• driving international action to prevent and respond to technology‑facilitated gender-based violence
• holding perpetrators to account and supporting victim-survivors
• addressing the root causes of online misogyny, including harmful norms and disinformation.
Australia will continue to work with partners across our region and globally to ensure that digital spaces are safe, inclusive, and empowering for everyone.
Ending all forms of gender‑based violence - online and offline - is essential to building more secure, resilient, and equal societies.
Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Australian High Commission in the United Kingdom
eSafety Commissioner
Read the joint statement:
Joint Statement by the Foreign Minister of Australia and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom on Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence We, the Foreign Minister of Australia and Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, reaffirm our shared commitment to end all forms of gender-based violence.
This week I've been at the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting. This meeting underscores the enduring PIF commitment to advancing gender equality and protecting the rights of women and girls across the Pacific.
06/04/2026
More than 50,000 women vendors are improving their businesses, saving money and feeling safer in markets across the Pacific.
UN Women’s Markets for Change programme covers 26 markets in four countries—Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, making markets safe and helping grow businesses.
Visiting one of these markets in Fiji, I met confident women engaging in trade and earning an income to support their families.
Australian High Commission, Fiji
UN Women Asia and the Pacific
UN Women Pacific
05/29/2026
On the International Day of UN Peacekeepers – 29 May – we recognize the service and dedication of women and men peacekeeping personnel from Asia and the Pacific.
Gender inclusion makes UN peacekeeping missions more effective in securing peace for all.
Through the new project, we will help prepare women peacekeepers from our region for future deployment to UN peacekeeping missions globally.
➡️ http://unwo.men/a8Z350Z5r0Y
05/27/2026
Couldn't help but be a little starstruck meeting Prof. Valerie Hudson who is one of the world’s leading voices on Women, Peace and Security.
We had a rich discussion on the growing body of evidence that gender equality is one of the strongest predictors of peace and how to better translate that insight into policy and operational frameworks.
A timely exchange on advancing peace, security and resilient societies through inclusion.
Thank you to Dr. Elise Stephenson GAICD and the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at The Australian National University for facilitating.
Women are driving innovation, economic growth and more inclusive societies.
I recently met with Jill Tang, Founder of She Rewires, China’s most active women in community. Their work is connecting and backing women to succeed and break boundaries across , , , and mathematics (STEAM).
It was inspiring to see an Australian alumni making such a large impact in this space and empowering women in STEAM.
For 30 years, 21 economies have gathered for the APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation to look at how we build trade, how we build inclusiveness and how we build opportunity for our region.
Why is it important? Because it brings us together to strengthen our economies and support the stability and security of our region.
Last week in Shanghai, I joined the Women and the Economy Forum, where ministers and leaders from across our region focused on advancing women’s economic empowerment in the face of digital change, and the shared challenges and opportunities shaping gender equality across our economies.
05/18/2026
Australia is a trading nation with one of the world’s longest coastlines lines. Maritime is not just an industry for Australia, it is fundamental to who we are and how we connect to the world. Yet the image of a seafarer we’ve inherited from culture is almost always male.
Today, on International Day for Women in Maritime 2026, we celebrate the women rewriting that story and commit to the work still ahead.
Thank you Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA, AMPI, WISTA and the Nautical Institute for bringing together professionals from across the maritime industry.
There is still work to do. But together, we continue to build an inclusive and stronger maritime industry for all.
05/17/2026
Democracy is strongest when everyone is free to live with dignity, equality and without fear.
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, Australia reaffirms, alongside the Equal Rights Coalition, that the fight for LGBTQIA+ equality is at the heart of democracy.
We remain committed to opposing discrimination, hate and exclusion, and to advancing equal rights for LGBTQIA+ people globally.
Learn about our commitment to human rights here: www.dfat.gov.au/international-relations/themes/human-rights
Australian Ambassador for Gender Equality