Editing Foreign relations of Zimbabwe (section)

==Oceania==
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|{{flag|Australia }}||18 April 1980<ref>{{Cite book |title=Sub-Saharan Africa Report Issues 2243-2247 |publisher=Foreign Broadcast Information Service. |year=1980}}</ref>||See [[Australia–Zimbabwe relations]]

In 2002, the Howard government in Australia imposed targeted sanctions against members of the Zimbabwean government in protest against the deteriorating political situation in Zimbabwe. The sanctions were extended and strengthened in 2007.<ref>{{cite news | last = Yaxley | first = Louise | title = Downer to strengthen Zimbabwe sanctions | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date = 17 July 2007 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/17/2007631.htm | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120716133437/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/17/2007631.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 July 2012 | access-date = 12 September 2008 }}</ref> These sanctions have included restrictions on travel to and through Australia for certain members of the Zimbabwean government, suspension of all non-humanitarian aid, and prohibitions on defence links.<ref>{{cite web | title = Australian Bilateral Sanctions : Zimbabwe | publisher = Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) | url = http://www.dfat.gov.au/un/unsc_sanctions/zimbabwe.html | access-date = 12 September 2008}}</ref> The [[First Rudd Government|Rudd government]] in 2008 considered further sanctions against Zimbabwe, with foreign minister [[Stephen Smith (Australian politician)|Stephen Smith]] declaring that "I've made it clear that we are open to consider more sanctions ... We are currently giving active consideration to that issue."<ref>{{cite news | title = Tougher Zimbabwe sanctions considered | work =The Sydney Morning Herald| date = 23 July 2008 | url = http://news.smh.com.au/national/tougher-zimbabwe-sanctions-considered-20080623-2v5c.html | access-date = 12 September 2008 }}</ref>

* Australia has an embassy in [[Harare]].
* Zimbabwe has an embassy in [[Canberra]].
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