Australia–Philippines relations
Foreign relations between Australia and Philippines, cover a broad range of areas of cooperation including political, economic, development, defence, security and cultural relations between Australia and the Philippines. Australia has an embassy in Manila. The Philippines has an embassy in Canberra, consulate generals in Sydney, Melbourne, and Darwin, consulates in Brisbane, Hobart, and Perth, and an honorary consulate in Adelaide.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Philippine President Bongbong Marcos during the former's official visit to Manila in September 2023
Philippine President Bongbong Marcos' address to the Parliament of Australia on 29 February 2024, the first by a Philippine leader, emphasized the bilateral defence cooperation.
Lorenzo Abrogar Gamboa was a Filipino-American man who was excluded from Australia under the White Australia policy, despite having an Australian wife and children. His treatment sparked an international incident with the Philippines.
Lorenzo and Joyce Gamboa, 1943
Gamboa married Joyce Cain in Melbourne on 9 October 1943.
Arthur Calwell, Australian Minister for Immigration 1941–1949