First meeting with the Prime Minister the Hon Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas.

Our partnership is built on shared values and a joint vision for a peaceful and prosperous region.

We discussed 🇦🇺’s commitment to 🇻🇺’s priorities, including long-term cyclone recovery.

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An honour to meet President of the Republic of Vanuatu HE Nikenike Vurobaravu. 

Australia places a high priority on our partnership with Vanuatu, and I look forward to continuing our strong track record of delivering for people and communities in Vanuatu and our shared Pacific.

On International Labour Day, we joined with the Vanuatu Government and partners to highlight the importance of workers’ rights💪

Together, we support ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers’ health and safety.

🎶 Hurry, hurry back to us, Vanuatu in the seas, mountains rising with volcanoes, water lapping in the breeze.

The Australian High Commission choir performed a special song on my last day. It has been an honour to serve as Australia’s High Commissioner to Vanuatu 🇻🇺🇦🇺

“It’s easy to say welcome, harder to say goodbye.” Thank you Minister of Lands Rick Tchamako Mahe for your words of farewell. Our great partnership & friendship has enabled important work together and strong outcomes for 🇻🇺, including through your official visit to 🇦🇺 last year.

Farewell call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Matai Seremaiah. Our close diplomatic engagement continues to deliver strong economic and trade outcomes, people-to-people links, and a peaceful and prosperous future for our region.
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It's never 'tata' but 'lukim yu'. Thank you, Minister of Youth & Sport Hon Tomker Netvunei for your words of farewell.

I have enjoyed our collegiality and friendship - in hard times of responding to cyclones, and good times of progressing our strong 🇦🇺🇻🇺 sport partnership.

Today is a sombre day as I joined 🇳🇿and 🇻🇺 to pay our respects and remember those who have served and continue to serve our nations.

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In my farewell call on Prime Minister Salwai, we reflected on the close relationship between our two countries, since well before Vanuatu’s Independence.

It has been an honour to serve in Vanuatu as High Commissioner and to continue to strengthen the 🇻🇺🇦🇺 partnership.

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Thank you President of the Republic of Vanuatu, H.E Nikenike Vurobaravu and First Lady Rima Vurobaravu for my warm farewell call today. His Excellency acknowledged the long-standing partnership between 🇻🇺🇦🇺 and the great work we are doing together, including on gender equality.

Celebrating a love of sport, strength of culture and importance of family with Mal Meninga.

Mal shared his family's journey of visiting Lowithal Village on Tanna with our 🇦🇺🇻🇺 team at the Australian High Commission, Vanuatu & Vanuatu Rugby League.

Tank yu asul (thank you).

A wonderful evening at our nakamal with Vanuatu's vibrant media sector!

Australia and Vanuatu both value diverse, independent and professional media.

We thank these professionals for delivering important information to the people.

Partnering to strengthen Vanuatu's health sector💪

A big welkam long Vanuatu to new Australian Volunteers Program Mischa, Wayne, Claire, Leigh & Genevieve!

Our new vols will work in Sanma, Penama & Shefa provinces to build capacity and contribute to the Ministry of Health's workforce development.

Counting down 100 days until the Olympic Games.

Australia is proud to partner with the AUS Olympic Team through #PacificAusSports to help 13 Pacific National Olympic Committees prepare for Paris.

Sport is about competition but it also brings us together as friends & as a region.