Australian Embassy

Germany

Embassy Address: Wallstraβe 76-79, 10179 Berlin - Telephone: +49 (0)30 88 00 88 0 - Fax: +49 (0)30 88 00 88 210
Visa Enquiries Telephone: Mon - Thu 1pm to 5pm, Fri 1pm to 4pm - Telephone: +49 (0)30 700 129 129 - Fax: +49(0)30 22 48 92 93
Counter Hours Visa Section: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9am and 11am

Welcome to the Australian Embassy, Berlin

Australia has a warm and significant bilateral relationship with Germany. We have wide-ranging dialogue and cooperation with Germany, which ranks ninth among Australia's trading partners. We have a strong and expanding investment relationship. Germany is Australia's fifth largest source of foreign direct investment and Australia's forth largest investment destination.

Germany has been a significant source of migrants to Australia. Germans and Australians have wide-ranging interest in each other's culture. Australia is one of the most popular overseas destinations for German tourists and students. The Government is keen to expand existing links with Germany, including in traditional and new commercial spheres.

Please see the current travel advisory for Germany
from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at
www.smartraveller.gov.au/

Current News

Germany and Australia Deepen Cooperation in Viet Nam
German Development Minister Dirk Niebel and Australia’s Deputy Director General of AusAID, Richard Moore, signed a partnership declaration on deepening their development cooperation. The declaration, signed on 8 March in Viet Nam, is based on an already existing cooperation agreement between the German Development Ministry and the Australian Government Overseas Aid Program for the Asia-Pacific Region.

NICTA and Fraunhofer Researchers Combine Forces
NICTA (National Information and Communications Technology Australia) has signed a five-year agreement with the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) to establish the Fraunhofer Project Group on Transport and Logistics at NICTA’s Sydney laboratory. The agreement creates an immediate framework for joint research work to solve hard problems in transport and logistics. The two organisations are committing over $AUD11 million to bring together their complementary skills and world-leading expertise in these areas.

Australian Solar Institute forges stronger collaboration with prestigious Fraunhofer Institute
The Australian Solar Institute (ASI) has established new ties with a leading European solar research body to accelerate solar power development. A memorandum of understanding was signed in Canberra on 18 February 2010 between the ASI and the Fraunhofer Institute, Europe’s largest research institution. Closer ties between the two institutions were initiated during Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s July 2009 visit to Germany, in talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Cooperation on Air Traffic Control with Germany in Afghanistan
The Australian and German Governments have announced a joint initiative to install a new air traffic control system in Afghanistan. This initiative represents an important contribution to the international community’s growing efforts to provide Afghanistan with the kind of infrastructure and expertise that will allow the Afghan people to assume greater responsibility for their national development. The Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system will modernise and improve the safety and coordination of air traffic control in Afghanistan.