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Australian Embassy, Hanoi
Message from the Ambassador
I am confident the coming years will see further growth in the already strong Australia-Vietnam relationship, built over 38 years of diplomatic relations. Recent visits by Australian Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce, Australian Prime Minister Ms Julia Gillard, Vietnamese Prime Minister Mr Nguyen Tan Dung and Communist Party General Secretary Mr Nong Duc Manh underscore our extensive cooperation in many areas, including foreign affairs, regional security, trade, development, defence, environment, education, law enforcement and immigration. I, with my colleagues at the Australian Embassy in Hanoi and the Australian Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City, look forward to actively contributing to the growing closeness in this important relationship.
Allaster Cox
Ambassador
Consular and Passports Office Opening Hours
From 1st November 2011, the Consular and Passports Office will be open to the public from 8:30am to 12:00 pm and from 1:30 to 4:30 pm, excluding weekends and public holidays.
Please call (04) 3774 0100 for consular and passport information.
If you require consular or passport assistance in Southern Vietnam, please call our Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City on (84-8) 3521 8100 or visit their website at http://www.hcmc.vietnam.embassy.gov.au/
Latest News
Embassy Statement on Vietnamese people who have escaped Immigration Detention in Australia
In response to Vietnamese media enquiries about a story in the Sunday Age Newspaper on 29 January 2012 regarding a number of Vietnamese people who have escaped from immigration detention facilities in Australia, the Australian Embassy in Vietnam said:
"The Australian Government has placed a high priority on the location of these people in cooperation with relevant Australian agencies, including police. Our interest is in locating the people who have escaped and returning them to the safety and security of the detention centre network, where they are/will be treated humanely.
If any indicators of people trafficking are present, the suspected victim or circumstances are referred to the Australian Federal Police for assessment. However, based on advice from police, there is no indication of people trafficking in these cases.
Australia has a strong, multi-layered border protection regime and is committed to working with countries in the region, including Vietnam, and international organisations to develop a sustainable regional response to irregular migration including discouraging people smuggling.
Since 2010, 26 Vietnamese people who have made irregular maritime arrivals to Australia have been returned to Vietnam, including one in January 2012".
Media Releases
Australia Week Showcases Traditional and Modern Australia - 17 February
Applications open online for Australian Development Scholarships - 1 February
Australia and Vietnam forge closer bonds - 14 December
Australia-Vietnam JTECC Joint Communiqué - 13 December
Speech by the Australian Trade Minister at AusCham function - 13 December
Australian Trade Minister visits Vietnam – 12 December
Relocation of Australian Consulate-General in HCMC - 12 December
Australian Government supports International Anti-Corruption Day – 9 December
Upcoming Events
Australia Day celebration- February 2012
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Jobs at the Australian Embassy
Regional Infrastructure Adviser - AusAID Hanoi. Closing date: 5:00pm (Hanoi Time) on Friday 23 December 2011
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