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Bilateral relations exist betweenAustralia andMongolia. Diplomatic ties were established in 1972,[1] with ties focusing on education, mining,[2] and developmental assistance.[3]
At the time ofAustralian federation in 1901, Mongolia (as well as China) was part of the ManchuQing Empire. The succeedingRepublic 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 toTaiwan, 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 theSoviet Union.[4]
The two countries established official diplomatic relations on 15 September 1972.
TheGovernor-General of AustraliaBill Hayden visited Mongolia in 1994, and thePresident of MongoliaPunsalmaagiin Ochirbat visited Australia in 1997.[5][6]
In February 2011,Prime Minister of MongoliaSükhbaataryn Batbold became the first Mongolian head of government[3] to visit Australia.
In September 2023 Mongolian Foreign MinisterBatmunkh Battsetseg visited Canberra on a 4 day diplomatic visit at the invitation of Australian Foreign MinisterPenny Wong.[7] Both the Mongolian Ambassador to Australia, Davaasuren Damdinsuren as well as the Mongolian Foreign Minister attendedquestion time in theHouse of Representatives on the 13th of September 2023.[8]
The Governor-General of AustraliaSamantha Mostyn visited Mongolia in 2025.[9]
Australia and Mongolia established reciprocal Work and Holiday Maker visas in 2022.[10]
In 2013,The Australian reported that more than 650 Australians lived in Mongolia, with over 45 businesses conducting operations.[11]
In the 2010 Mongolian National Census, 962 Mongolian citizens were recorded to have been living in Australia,[12] while in 2017 the Australian ambassador remarked that there were about 2000 Mongolian students studying in Australia.[2]
In 2018, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade remarked that over 7000 Mongolian students were studying in Australia.[13]
The2021 Australian Census returned a figure of 5,397 people in Australia born in Mongolia, with 8.2% being Australian citizens.[14]
The Mongolian Embassy gave a figure of 11,000 Mongolians living in Australia in April 2023.[15]
SBS Radio, a hybrid-funded Australian public service broadcaster, produces Mongolian-language podcasts, news articles, and radio broadcasts.[16]
TheAustralian National University's Mongolia Institute was founded in 2013 to promoteMongolian studies in Oceania.[17]
The 2011 Australian Census reported 668 Australians with Mongolian parents, with Mongolia ranking as the 7th fastest growing overseas birthplace, andMongolian as the 9th fastest growing language. A total of 1,235 people were reported to have Mongolian ancestry.[18]
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.[19]
Australia's aid program to Mongolia involves education and support to themining industry and governance, with a total of 10.9 million AUD allocated for aid in the 2017-18 period.[20]
Over 560 Australia Awards postgraduate scholarships underAusAID have been awarded to Mongolians since the program began in 1993–1994.[21]
Australia participates in the annualKhaan Quest peacekeeping exercises hosted in Mongolia.[1]
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.[1]
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