Poland in Australia

Thanks to the development assistance offered by "Polish Aid", together with Polish missionaries we have implemented six projects in Papua New Guinea in 2023. 2023 marked 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Poland and Papua New Guinea.

Ceremony commemorating the 105th anniversary of Poland’s independence took place on 11 November at the Polish Embassy in Canberra. The event was inaugurated at 12 pm with singing of the National Anthem of Poland as part of the campaign “Niepodległa do Hymnu”.

Embassy of the Republic of Poland took part in the festival “Windows to the World” organised on 21 October by the ACT Government. Our guests had an opportunity to get to know more about Polish-Australian connections, enjoy traditional Polish folk dances and try specialties of Polish cuisine.

The concert at the Embassy of Poland in Canberra inaugurating the first annual Australian Chopin Festival took place on 28 September. The audience listened to an one-hour-long program of Poland’s greatest composer's works performed by Professor Ewa Pobłocka.

On 27 September 2023, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Maciej Chmieliński presented the Letter of Credence to His Excellency Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere CF, President of the Republic of Fiji.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Maciej Chmieliński presented the Letter of Credence to His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia at a ceremony held at the Government House in Canberra on 6 September 2023.

An article by prof. Wojciech Roszkowski for the Polish monthly ‘Wszystko co najważniejsze’.

The Australia-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group organises on Monday 31 July a special Parliamentary screening of the documentary “Masha & Valentyna”. The event will take place at the Australian Parliament House and is open to general public.