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Head of mission

H.E. Mr. Philip Green
High Commissioner
Source: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026. Checked against President of India, credentials ceremony (photo record) of 21 August 2023 (21 Aug 2023).

National day

26 January
Australia Day. Next on 26 January 2027 (in 3 months).
Source: UN Protocol and Liaison Service, Blue Book Online (as reported by the mission), read 24 Sept 2026. Checked against Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, national days list.

Official website

Source: Mission website, read 24 Sept 2026.

Register entry

Read on 10 October 2026
Source: MEA Protocol Division register.

Contact details

Chancery address
1/50-G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021Source: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.
Telephone
+91-11-4139 9900Source: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.
Fax
+91-11-41494379; 2688 2732Source: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.
Office hours
Monday To Friday: 8.30 A.M. to 1.00 P.M.; 2.00 P.M to 5.00 P.M.Source: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

Office hours can change on national and local holidays. How to contact a mission

Visas and consular services

Visa information
Official visa information (india.embassy.gov.au)Source: Mission website, read 16 Oct 2026.
Consular services
Consular services (india.embassy.gov.au)Source: Mission website, read 16 Oct 2026.

Many missions take applications through an outsourced visa centre. The mission's own page says which centre is official and what it may charge.

Trade with Australia

Bilateral trade in 2024 and 2025, investment in each direction, the ECTA and the CECA negotiations, the DTAA, business and policy dialogues, and agricultural market access.

Trade and investment between India and Australia (4 min read, from the MEA brief)

India and Australia: recent developments

Visits, talks and agreements from Ministry of External Affairs publications, each linked to its source. New publications are added twice a day. Newest first.

  1. Agreement

    India and Australia adopt Roadmap for Sports Collaboration

    India and Australia issued a Roadmap for Sports Collaboration building on the 2023 MoU on Cooperation in Sports. It covers capacity building, including High-Performance Sports Centres in India and Para sport, sports science research, major events ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad and the Brisbane 2032 Games, a sports industry platform, and women in sport.

    Source: India-Australia Roadmap for Sports Collaboration, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

  2. Other

    Prime Ministers Modi and Albanese address Australia-India CEOs Forum in Melbourne

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese jointly addressed the Australia-India CEOs Forum and the Economic Roadmap Business event in Melbourne on 9 July 2026. Prime Minister Modi invited Australian investors to India and, at a gathering of over 200 CEOs and business leaders, called for early conclusion of the proposed Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement.

    Source: Prime Minister addresses Australia-India CEOs Forum and Economic Roadmap Business event (July 09, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

  3. Visit

    Prime Minister Modi visits Australia for Third India-Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia from 8 to 10 July 2026 for the Third Annual Summit with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Melbourne. The leaders welcomed an Annual Defence Ministers' Dialogue, agreed on PACTS, welcomed signature of the Administrative Arrangement enabling uranium exports to India, and reaffirmed support for each other's UNSC candidatures for 2028 to 2029 and 2029 to 2030.

    Source: Third India - Australia Annual Summit Joint Statement, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

  4. Statement

    India and Australia issue Joint Statement on Energy Security

    Australia and India issued a Joint Statement on Energy Security citing concern over the situation in the Middle East. They committed to support continued energy trade, with Australia supplying liquefied natural gas and India supplying liquid fuels, and confirmed they have finalised administrative arrangements enabling Australian uranium exports to India under IAEA safeguards.

    Source: India - Australia Joint Statement on Energy Security, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

  5. Agreement

    India and Australia issue Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation

    The Prime Ministers of India and Australia issued a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation, building on the 2009 Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation. They committed to more complex defence exercises, expanded aircraft deployments from each other's territories, greater interoperability and information sharing, a Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap, and increased sharing of information on terrorist threats.

    Source: India - Australia Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation (2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

All India and Australia developments, year by year · All countries, week by week

Earlier developments (3)
  1. Agreement

    India and Australia set out Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains

    Australia and India set out the Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS), succeeding and replacing the 2020 Framework Arrangement. It has five pillars: supply chain resilience, critical technology, cybersecurity, digital resilience and defence research collaboration. It will be chaired by the Indian Deputy National Security Advisor and an Australian Deputy Secretary, with annual Senior Officials Meetings.

    Source: Australia - India Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

  2. Agreement

    India and Australia list 19 outcomes from Prime Minister Modi's July 2026 visit

    Outcomes of the visit included a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation, a Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap, finalisation of the Administrative Arrangement under the civil nuclear agreement enabling uranium supply, a Coast Guard MoU, the return of 3 Indian antiquities, a Letter of Intent to Flinders University for a Bengaluru campus and a Letter of Approval to Victoria University for a Gurugram campus.

    Source: List of Outcomes : Visit of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Australia (July 08 - 10, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

  3. Meeting

    Prime Minister Modi meets Governor-General Sam Mostyn in Melbourne

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Governor-General of Australia, Ms. Sam Mostyn, in Melbourne. They discussed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and economic ties, and called for closer sporting cooperation in the run up to the Commonwealth Games 2030 to be hosted by India and the Olympics 2032 to be hosted in Australia.

    Source: Prime Minister meets with the Governor General of Australia, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

India and Australia: guide

The full guide
  1. Relations

    India and Australia: diplomatic relations and milestones

    The origins of India-Australia relations, the 2020 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the Annual Summit and other dialogues, recent visits, and Quad and trilateral cooperation.

    5 min read · Updated

  2. Trade and investment

    Trade and investment between India and Australia

    Bilateral trade in 2024 and 2025, investment in each direction, the ECTA and the CECA negotiations, the DTAA, business and policy dialogues, and agricultural market access.

    4 min read · Updated

  3. Development and cooperation

    India and Australia: defence, energy and science cooperation

    Defence dialogues and exchanges, the Energy Dialogue and taskforces, civil nuclear ties, research funds, Gaganyaan space cooperation, health and counter-terrorism cooperation.

    5 min read · Updated

  4. Culture, education and community

    Culture, education and the Indian community in Australia

    Indian students in Australia, the education and skills council, sports cooperation, returned artefacts, youth and Track 1.5 dialogues, and the Indian diaspora in Australia.

    3 min read · Updated

  5. Practical guide

    Australia in India: High Commission, consulates and help

    Contact details for the High Commission for Australia in New Delhi and its consulates in Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai, with mobility schemes, consular agreements and Australian campuses in India.

    3 min read · Updated

Read the full guide to India and Australia

Australia also appears in the topic guide: India's Trade Agreements: CEPA, CECA, FTA and PTA.

Written from the Ministry of External Affairs bilateral brief of June 2026, with later MEA documents where marked as updated.

Events

No upcoming public events from Australia. Get updates to hear about new ones.

Consulates and offices elsewhere in India

Bengaluru

Consulate General of Australian High Commission

The register lists no address or contact for this office.

Chennai

Consulate General

Australian Consulate General, 9th Floor, Express, Chambers, 49,Whites Road, Royapettah

Tel: 044-45921300

chennaiconsulategeneral@dfat.gov.au

Map

Kolkata

Consulate General

The register lists no address or contact for this office.

Mumbai

Consulate General of Australia

Crescenzo Building Level 10, A Wing, G BLock, Plot C 38/39, Bandra Kurla Complex, East Mumbai - 400051

Tel: 022-67574900

cg.mumbai@dfat.gov.au

Map

Career consulates and trade offices, from the MEA register, read 24 September 2026.

India in Australia

India has 5 offices in Australia, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. Addresses and websites of the Indian missions in Australia.

Questions about the High Commission for Australia

Where is the High Commission for Australia in New Delhi?

The chancery of the High Commission for Australia is at 1/50-G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, according to the MEA Protocol Division register.

What is the telephone number of the High Commission for Australia?

The register lists +91-11-4139 9900, and the email ahc.newdelhi@dfat.gov.au.

Who is the High Commissioner of Australia to India?

H.E. Mr. Philip Green, High Commissioner. Diplo shows a name only when a credentials ceremony of the President of India names this person, or the MEA register names them and a second source confirms it.

When is the national day of Australia?

26 January (Australia Day), according to the UN Protocol and Liaison Service records.

Does Australia have consulates in India?

Consulates or offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai. Source: MEA Protocol Division register.

What is the official website of the High Commission for Australia?

https://india.embassy.gov.au/ndli/aboutus.html

Where can I find visa information for Australia?

On the official visa page: https://india.embassy.gov.au/ndli/Visas_and_Migration.html (Mission website). Diplo found it on https://india.embassy.gov.au/ndli/aboutus.html (checked 16 October 2026).

What is the latest development in India and Australia relations?

India and Australia adopt Roadmap for Sports Collaboration (10 July 2026). India and Australia issued a Roadmap for Sports Collaboration building on the 2023 MoU on Cooperation in Sports. It covers capacity building, including High-Performance Sports Centres in India and Para sport, sports science research, major events ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad and the Brisbane 2032 Games, a sports industry platform, and women in sport. Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

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