Diplomatic relations were established on June 22, 1992. Australian Embassy have been operating in the Republic of Kazakhstan from 1995 to 1999.
Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Australia had been operating from 1996 to 2003. The Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Sydney was opened by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan from November 18, 2014.
Marat Kalizhanov was appointed as the Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in May 2019.
Since June, 2019, Graeme Meehan is the Ambassador of Australia to the Russian Federation and concurrently to Kazakhstan.
Political cooperation
The first official visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Nursultan Nazarbayev to Australia took place in December 1996.
The first bilateral political contacts between the countries were established during the visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. S. Tereshchenko to Canberra in July 1993, as well as the visit of the Governor General of Australia Mr. B. Hayden to Kazakhstan in April 1994.
On May 26, 2017, Kazakh-Australian political consultations at the level of senior officials of the Foreign Ministries of the two countries took place in Astana.
On April 14, 2021, the regular Political consultations between the foreign ministries of Kazakhstan and Australia took place in the videoconference format.
Trade and economic cooperation
The trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Australia in 2022 amounted to 69 million USD, including exports – 12 million USD, and imports amounted to 57 million USD.
The main export goods of the Republic of Kazakhstan are: sulfates, alum, chromium trioxide, zinc, ferroalloys, ferrous metal products, natural sand, power plants etc.
The main imported goods in Kazakhstan are: special equipment in the mining industry, pumps, axial fans, brakes, hearing aids, medical devices, milk fats, etc.
Since 2005, the inflow of direct Australian investments into the Republic of Kazakhstan amounted to $54.3 million. USA. For first half of 2022, gross direct investment inflow of USD 4.6 million.
As of February, 2023 there are 68 legal entities, branches and representative offices in Kazakhstan with Australian participation.
Australian companies such as “Orica-Kazakhstan”, “Kazakhstan Potash Corporation”, “Rio Tinto”, “Iluka Resources”, “ALS Minerals”, “Austmine” and others are successfully operating in Kazakhstan in the mining sector of Kazakhstan.
Legal basis
On May 7, 1997, the Agreement on economic and trade cooperation was signed between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Australia. The agreement came into effect on May 31, 2004.