Australia–Mongolia relations

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At the time of Australian federation in 1901, Mongolia (as well as China) was part of the Manchu Qing Empire. The succeeding Republic of China lost effective control of Mongolia in 1921 and an independence referendum was held in 1945. The Republic of China also lost control of mainland China itself around 1949–1950, retreating to Taiwan, but for a time Australia continued to recognise its claim to represent the whole of China and Mongolia. Australia only recognised Mongolia as independent from the Republic of China (Taiwan) in February 1967, despite Taiwanese objections. Mongolia was only the second Communist state Australia had recognised, after the Soviet Union.{{cite book|author=Frame, Tom| author-link=Tom Frame (bishop)|title=The Life and Death of Harold Holt|publisher=Allen & Unwin|year=2005|isbn=1-74114-672-0|pages=288}}

The two countries established official diplomatic relations on 15 September 1972. Mongolia opened an embassy in Canberra in 2008, while Australia opened an embassy in Ulaanbaatar in December 2015, previously having opened an Australian Trade Commission in 2011.

The Governor-General of Australia Bill Hayden visited Mongolia in 1994, and the President of Mongolia Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat visited Australia in 1997.{{cite web |title=Australian Assistance to Mongolia |url=http://www.mozzies.mn/?page_id=49 |access-date=22 August 2017 |website=Mongolia Australia Society |archive-date=22 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822215423/http://www.mozzies.mn/?page_id=49 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=МОНГОЛ, АВСТРАЛИЙН ХАРИЛЦААНЫ ТОВЧ ЛАВЛАХ|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mn/?page_id=18667#1490254338031-2480a9c5-969a|website=Монгол улсын гадаад харилцааны яам|access-date=22 August 2017|archive-date=22 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822181526/http://www.mfa.gov.mn/?page_id=18667#1490254338031-2480a9c5-969a|url-status=dead}}

In February 2011, then-Prime Minister of Mongolia Sükhbaataryn Batbold became the first Mongolian head of government to visit Australia.

In September 2023 Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg visited Canberra on a 4 day diplomatic visit at the invitation of Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.{{cite news|last1=Sajid|first1=Islamuddin|title=Mongolia's foreign minister to arrive in Australia for 4-day official visit|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/mongolias-foreign-minister-to-arrive-in-australia-for-4-day-official-visit/2989654#|access-date=14 September 2023|agency=Anadolu Ajansı|date=12 September 2023}} Both the Mongolian Ambassador to Australia, Davaasuren Damdinsuren as well as the Mongolian Foreign Minister attended question time in the House of Representatives on the 13th of September 2023.{{cite Hansard |jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia |house=House of Representatives |date=13 September 2023 |page=56|title=DISTINGUISHED VISITORS |speaker=Milton Dick |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansardr/27168/&sid=0000 |position=Speaker}}

Australia and Mongolia established reciprocal Work and Holiday Maker visas in 2022.{{Cite web |date=14 September 2022 |title=Australia and Mongolia celebrate 50 years of diplomacy |url=https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/australia-and-mongolia-celebrate-50-years-diplomacy}}

In 2013, The Australian reported that more than 650 Australians lived in Mongolia, with over 45 businesses conducting operations.{{cite news|last1=Hamilton|first1=Kitty|title=Tapping the Mongolian hoard|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/the-deal-magazine/tapping-the-mongolian-hoard/news-story/9c4be0f639d7f6a66dd7c91b4379292e?nk=38914aa3d5a195f96a8a2e13be5f83bb-1503321131|access-date=21 August 2017|agency=The Australian|date=13 May 2013}}

In the 2010 Mongolian National Census, 962 Mongolian citizens were recorded to have been living in Australia,{{cite web|title=ХҮН АМ, ОРОН СУУЦНЫ 2010 ОНЫ УЛСЫН ТООЛЛОГЫН ҮР ДҮН|url=http://www.tuv.nso.mn/uploads/users/4/files/XAOCT%20uls.pdf|website=National Statistics Office of Mongolia|access-date=21 August 2017|archive-date=15 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215125043/http://www.tuv.nso.mn/uploads/users/4/files/XAOCT%20uls.pdf|url-status=dead}} while in 2017 the Australian ambassador remarked that there were about 2000 Mongolian students studying in Australia.

In 2018, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade remarked that over 7000 Mongolian students were studying in Australia.{{cite web |title=Ambassador to Mongolia |url=https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2018/mp_mr_181102.aspx?w=E6pq%2FUhzOs%2BE7V9FFYi1xQ%3D%3D |publisher=Minister for Foreign Affairs |access-date=24 January 2019}}

The 2021 Australian Census returned a figure of 5,397 people in Australia born in Mongolia, with 8.2% being Australian citizens.{{Cite web |title=2021 People in Australia who were born in Mongolia, Census Country of birth QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/6104_AUS |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}

The Mongolian Embassy gave a figure of 11,000 Mongolians living in Australia in April 2023.{{Cite web |last=iKon.mn |first=Г. Мөрөн |date=2023-04-03 |title="Австралид бага насны хүүхдийг олон нийтийн газар нүцгэн авч явах, бусдын биед хүрэх нь зөрчилд тооцогдоно" |url=https://ikon.mn/n/2ttq |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=ikon.mn |language=en}}

SBS Radio, a hybrid-funded Australian public service broadcaster, produces Mongolian-language podcasts, news articles, and radio broadcasts.{{Cite web|title=SBS Монгол Хэлээр|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/mongolian|access-date=2022-01-18|website=SBS Your Language|language=mn}}

The Australian National University's Mongolia Institute was founded in 2013 to promote Mongolian studies in Oceania.{{Cite web |last1=Director |first1=Mongolia Institute |last2=mongolia.institute@anu.edu.au |title=About us |url=https://mongoliainstitute.anu.edu.au/about-us |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=mongoliainstitute.anu.edu.au |language=en}}

The 2011 Australian Census reported 668 Australians with Mongolian parents, with Mongolia ranking as the 7th fastest growing overseas birthplace, and Mongolian as the 9th fastest growing language. A total of 1,235 people were reported to have Mongolian ancestry.{{cite web|title=The People of Australia Statistics from the 2011 Census|url=https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/research/people-australia-2013-statistics.pdf|website=Border.gov.au|access-date=21 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417222156/https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/research/people-australia-2013-statistics.pdf|archive-date=17 April 2017|url-status=dead}}

The 2021 Australian Census reported 5,397 people born in Mongolia resident in Australia, of which 444 were Australian citizens, while there were a total of 7,808 people reporting Mongolian ancestry.{{Cite web |title=People in Australia who were born in Mongolia, 2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/6104_AUS |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics}}

Australia's aid program to Mongolia involves education and support to the mining industry and governance, with a total of 10.9 million AUD allocated for aid in the 2017-18 period.{{cite web|title=Overview of Australia's aid program to Mongolia|url=http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mongolia/development-assistance/Pages/development-assistance-in-mongolia.aspx|website=dfat.gov.au}}

Over 560 Australia Awards postgraduate scholarships under AusAID have been awarded to Mongolians since the program began in 1993–1994.{{Cite web |author-link=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |title=Development assistance in Mongolia: Stability in Mongolia |url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/mongolia/development-assistance/stability-in-mongolia |access-date=27 Mar 2023}}

Australia participates in the annual Khaan Quest peacekeeping exercises hosted in Mongolia.

• List of ambassadors of Australia to Mongolia
• Foreign relations of Australia
• Foreign relations of Mongolia

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• [https://mongolia.embassy.gov.au/ Embassy of Australia in Mongolia]
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• [https://twitter.com/ausambmongolia?lang=en Ambassador of Australia in Mongolia (Twitter)]

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