Tiffany McDonald

Australia and the Philippines work together to keep our oceans and seas safe, open and secure. Fantastic to meet my new Philippines counterpart @SecLazaro to discuss our cooperation on patrols, maritime domain awareness and capacity-building.

Gender equality is a stronger predictor of peace than a nation’s wealth or political system. The 2025 Southeast Asian Women Ambassadors’ Forum on Peace in 🇲🇾 underscored women’s vital role in building a peaceful, inclusive & resilient region, aligned with ASEAN #WPS priorities.

Promoting responsible business conduct is a key part of a fair, inclusive and sustainable #ASEAN region. 🇦🇺 joined forces with @ASEAN through #ASEANACT to discuss #humanrights and the role of responsible business in driving better protections for migrant workers & their rights.

Are you an Early Career Researcher in @ASEAN looking to collaborate with a leading Australian research institute? Apply for Round 2 of the ASEAN Research Collaboration Project, supported by @AusGovEducation. Click rmit.edu.au/ieif-asean @AusGovEducation @RMIT

Invitation : to all Civil Society Orgs / NGOS in Southeast Asia, you are invited to connect with your peers at "ASEAN FOR the Peoples Conference", Jakarta, 6-7 Sept, an independent bottom-up CSO-driven platform to realize the (still elusive) vision of "people-centered ASEAN…

Got a great name for the @ASEAN-Australia Centre's kangaroo🦘 mascot? Submit your idea & the story behind it by 25 July for a chance to win a special prize pack! 🎁 Let’s name this kangaroo together ➡️ qualtricsxm84qkw92fx.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ez…

A strong, united @ASEAN is essential to our region’s peace, stability and prosperity. Pleased to welcome 🇮🇩 FM @Menlu_RI Sugiono, with Indonesia as our @ASEAN Country Coordinator, to the #ASEAN Secretariat alongside Secretary-General HE Dr. @hourn_kao and #ASEAN Ambassadors.

FM @SenatorWong gave a keynote address at @ISIS_MY emphasising how 🇦🇺 is prioritising our region, our relationships, and the rules that protect us – upholding our values and delivering on our interests. Full remarks foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny…

On #WorldYouthSkillsDay, 🇦🇺 celebrates @ASEAN's youth as they build skills and learn. From the upcoming #ModelEAS to Aus4ASEAN #scholarships and the work of the ASEAN-Australia Centre, we’re supporting the region's emerging leaders in a partnership for the future 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓

The ASEAN Secretariat, with support from the Australian Government through the Australia for ASEAN Futures Initiative (Aus4ASEAN Futures), and in collaboration with The Habibie Center, is hosting an online forum on "The State of the Care Economy in ASEAN: Challenges, Progress,…

Australia and @ASEAN have partnered for over 50 years to shape a peaceful, stable and prosperous region. Whether energy transition, digital transformation, trade or transnational crime, we advance shared solutions to regional challenges through practical, #ASEAN-led cooperation.

Australia’s relationship with Malaysia is based on mutual respect and a shared interest in a peaceful, stable and prosperous region. It was an honour to meet @anwaribrahim again to discuss our partnership as we celebrate 70 years of Australia’s diplomatic ties with Malaysia.

I also met with my friend @tokmatn9 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meetings. I congratulated Malaysia on its leadership as 2025 ASEAN Chair. Australia is working with Malaysia and ASEAN to build a better future for our region, together.

Australia is Timor-Leste’s largest development partner, and we are proud to support Timor-Leste’s ASEAN accession. At the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Malaysia, I told my counterpart Bendito Freitas that we’ll continue to support Timor-Leste’s economic resilience.