Poland in Australia

Thanks to the “Polish Aid” funds and the initiative of Polish missionaries, we have implemented three projects in Papua New Guinea in 2022.

On the occasion of the 149th anniversary of Strzelecki’s passing away and as part of the History Week in Victoria, an exhibition celebrating great Polish explorer’s life and his humanitarian work during the Great Irish Famine was shown in Corryong.

The launch in Canberra of the exhibition of drawings of Polish and Ukrainian children, presenting respectively memories of World War II and experiences of the current Russia’s invasion on Ukraine took place on 30 September at the Australian National University’s Centre for European Studies.

Article by the President of the Republic of Poland

A recital of music by Fryderyk Chopin and Karol Szymanowski, performed by Argentine pianist Prof. Marcela Fiorillo was held at the Polish Embassy on 26 August 2022.

Governor-General David Hurley paid an official visit to Poland on 1-2 August 2022.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has announced a contest for the best foreign language publication promoting the history of Poland and the best Polish language publications on the history of Polish diplomacy. The contest welcomes works which were published in 2021. Historians can submit their works until 31 August 2022.

As we celebrate fifty years of diplomatic relations between Poland and Australia in 2022, we proudly share with you ten inspiring stories of Polish-Australians.