Today marks four years since the military coup in Myanmar. We condemn the regime’s escalating violence and human rights abuses in the strongest possible terms. The current trajectory is not sustainable for the regime or for the region.

We urge the regime to take a different path and cease violence, including the targeting of civilians. Australia reiterates our support for ASEAN's central role and the Five Point Consensus, and the work of the ASEAN and UN Special Envoys, in addressing the Myanmar crisis.

Australia will continue to stand with the people of Myanmar and support their vision for an inclusive, peaceful and prosperous future. Read our full statement here:

Sending our best wishes to the people of Nauru as they celebrate their Independence Day. Australia and Nauru share a region and we share a future. Through the Nauru-Australia Treaty we're working together to ensure our region, and our future, is peaceful, stable and prosperous.

RT @TimWattsMP: Parties to the conflict must uphold their obligations under international law, ensuring the protection of humanitarian work….

RT @TimWattsMP: Australia is deeply concerned about violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the armed group M23's offens….

RT @AlboMP: Australians are thinking of all those affected by the terrible air crash at Reagan Airport in Washington and the tragic loss of….

We condemn this shocking act. There is no place in Australia for hatred and violence. The Australian Jewish community has a right to feel safe and be safe. We must all stand against antisemitism.

RT @AlboMP: Today's headline inflation numbers are the lowest in nearly four years. That's welcome news for Australia. We know that the f….

RT @JEChalmers: Underlying inflation is now at a three-year low according to new figures released today. Headline inflation is around the….

Happy Lunar New Year to all who are celebrating today.

Australia and Poland share a deep and longstanding connection, underpinned by strong community links and our commitment to defending democracy and the international rules-based system.

Thank you Foreign Minister @sikorskiradek for a valuable and insightful discussion on our unwavering support for Ukraine and the connections between Europe and the Indo-Pacific.

Australia joins the UK, EU, Canada and New Zealand in condemning the sham elections in Belarus. The elections were not free, fair or in line with international standards. We continue to support the Belarusian people’s aspirations for a free, democratic and independent Belarus.

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RT @AlboMP: NEWS: Aussie families have saved more than $2700 through child care subsidies.

The commemoration marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau was a deeply moving experience. It was an opportunity to stand together with representatives from around the world and say never again.

The words of the Holocaust survivors will stay with me, always. They spoke about where antisemitism, hatred and intolerance lead. They spoke about being stripped of their humanity. Of feeling powerless and abandoned. And of the desperate cries that haunt their souls.

The survivors warned against allowing the memory of the millions of Jewish people murdered to fade. I hope their message is heard around the world.

At Krakow’s Jewish Community Centre, @MarkDreyfusKCMP and I spoke with Holocaust survivor Zofia Radzikowska about the resilience of the Jewish people, and the ways the centre is working with the broader community to rebuild Jewish life in the shadow of nearby Auschwitz.