Poland in Australia

We are delighted to inform that we have received over 500 entries for the logo contest commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Poland and Australia. The artistic level of the submitted artworks was very high, however, the Contest Committee has unanimously selected the logo designed by Mr. Maciej Kwaśniewski from Szczecin, Poland.

The 18th Chopin Piano Competition takes place in Warsaw on 2-23 October. It commenced with the Gala Opening Concert, followed by the four stages of competition, after which the winners will be announced on 20 October. The competition will be broadcast online on the Fryderyk Chopin Institute’s website and YouTube channel.

Ambassador Michał Kołodziejski became the first Polish ambassador officially accredited in Nauru. The presentation of diplomatic credentials took place on 16 September 2021. Due to travel restrictions between Australia and the Pacific country caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony took place virtually.

The prize pool of My Internet of the Future, our competition organised as part of the UN Internet Governance Forum #IGF 2021, is PLN 78,000. Submissions are open by 8 October. Check out the details!

Polish government has provided Australia with 1 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, reselling on a non-profit basis its surplus of COVID-19 vaccines.

Recently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been receiving reports of phone scams in which fraudsters claim to be either MFA’s employees or employees of Polish missions abroad to get the call recipients perform certain actions, especially money transfers. Usually, during the phone conversation scammers will inform you that you have failed to follow certain procedures or provided partial or false data while filling out forms, which will allegedly bring about legal consequences.