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Welcome to the Australian High Commission website. The High Commission in Malta tries to ensure that this site is a useful and informative resource for both Australians and Maltese about Australia's wide-ranging interests in Malta.

Australia and Malta enjoy a warm and productive partnership based on shared values and interests, underpinned by strong people-to-people links.

The Maltese migrant community in Australia, the largest outside of Malta, has contributed greatly to the development of a multicultural Australia. This important connection is supported by bilateral agreements covering social security, double taxation, health services, air services and a working holiday maker scheme. Trade and investment, and cooperation in education, are further dimensions of the relationship.

Many wounded ANZACs were evacuated to Malta from Gallipoli in 1915, when Malta earned the title "Nurse of the Mediterraean". A number of them found their last resting place on Maltese shores, creating yet another link between our two countries.

His Excellency the President of Malta, Dr George Abela KUOM, and Mrs Abela made a State Visit to Australia in March 2011, accompanied by the Hon. Dolores Cristina, Minister for Education, Employment and the Family. Former Australian Foreign Minister, the Hon. Stephen Smith MP, now Minister for Defence, visited Malta in July 2009. In February of that year former President of Malta, His Excellency Dr Edward Fenech Adami KUOM, and Mrs Fenech Adami made a State Visit to Australia following the State Visit to Malta by the Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, and Mr Michael Bryce AM in November 2008. President Emeritus Fenech Adami was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister the Hon. Dr Tonio Borg who also made an earlier visit in 2007. The Prime Minister of Malta, the Hon. Dr Lawrence Gonzi KUOM, visited Australia in July 2007. 

Anne Quinane
Australian High Commissioner

Employment Opportunities

The Australian High Commission Malta invites applications for the position of Corporate Services Manager/Accountant.

MEDAC Alumni Association Lecture 2011

The High Commissioner was last month invited to deliver this year’s Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) Alumni Association lecture. Founded in 2006, the MEDAC Alumni Association has over 700 members from more than 50 countries worldwide.

Flood Relief Appeals

Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh, has launched a disaster relief appeal to help those affected by wide spread flooding in Queensland in January 2011. In addition, the Queensland Government made a contribution of $1 million to start the appeal. The appeal has already assisted over 200,000 people affected by these devastating floods. However, as the number of communities affected grows, more donations are needed.

For more information on how to make a donation, please visit http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html.

The Australian Red Cross (non-government site) has agreed to manage the distribution of the donated funds on behalf of the Queensland Government.

The Australian Red Cross has also set up the Red Cross Victorian Floods Appeal. Further information can be found at https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp.

Plant a tree in Malta! 

The Australian High Commission is pleased to support the Government of Malta's 34U Campaign. 34U is an afforestation initiative aimed at promoting climate change awareness and reversing centuries of deforestation across the Maltese Islands.

In March of 2010 the High Commission sponsored the planting of more than 100 olive trees in a designated afforestation site in the Ta' Qali national park, now known as 'Australia Grove'.

The High Commission encourages visiting Australians to participate in the 34U program by buying and planting a tree in aid of Malta's environment.

Every tree planted will be identified by a wooden tag bearing the name of the sponsor. A photo commemorating the planting will also be taken.

For further information, please contact the Ministry of Resources and Rural Affairs in Malta, or visit www.mrra.gov.mt.