Oceania Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sat, 26 Sept 2026

• The second edition of the IAF's multilateral air exercise Tarang Shakti was inaugurated at Air Force Station Jodhpur on 26 September 2026 and runs until 12 October, with air forces of seven friendly foreign countries.

Fri, 25 Sept 2026

• On 25 September 2026 Indian Coast Guard Ship Shaunak sailed from Chennai for Perth, Australia, under the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission with Sea Riders from all four Quad countries on board.

Mon, 21 Sept 2026

• On 21 September 2026, Piyush Goyal and New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay announced that the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on 20 October 2026.

Mon, 24 Aug 2026

• India and New Zealand held the second Defence Strategic Dialogue in Wellington on 24 August 2026, focusing on maritime security and joint training under their new Strategic Partnership.

Sat, 22 Aug 2026

• The Indian Air Force announced on 22 August 2026 that it had concluded Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Australia and Exercise Udara Shakti 2026 in Malaysia.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026

• MeitY's National e-Governance Division and AAERI unveiled 'AAERI Verify', a DigiLocker-integrated document verification platform for Indian students applying to Australian universities, in New Delhi on 7 August 2026.

Mon, 20 Jul 2026

• The Indian Air Force began participating in Exercise Pitch Black 2026 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin on 20 July 2026, fielding Rafale fighters; the exercise runs till 7 August 2026.

Sat, 11 Jul 2026

• During PM Modi's 10–11 July 2026 visit to Auckland, the first by an Indian PM to New Zealand in 40 years, India and New Zealand became Strategic Partners and endorsed a Roadmap to 2030.

Thu, 09 Jul 2026

• PM Narendra Modi and PM Anthony Albanese held the 3rd India–Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne on 9 July 2026, announcing a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation among 18 outcomes.
• At the Melbourne summit on 9 July 2026, India and Australia finalised the Administrative Arrangement that operationalises their 2014 Civil Nuclear Agreement and enables Australian uranium exports to India.
• CSIR and IP Australia signed an agreement on access to India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library at the India–Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne on 9 July 2026, taking the number of patent offices with access to 18.

Sun, 21 Jun 2026

• The Skill Development Ministry sent off a 30-member Team India on 21 June 2026 for the Global Skills Challenge 2026 in Australia, a preparatory event ahead of WorldSkills Shanghai.

Mon, 01 Jun 2026

• On 1 June 2026, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Australian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles co-chaired the second India–Australia Defence Ministers' Dialogue at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.

Fri, 08 May 2026

• On 8 May 2026 the 10th India–Australia Defence Policy Talks were held in New Delhi, co-chaired by Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad and Australia's First Assistant Secretary Bernard Philip, with both sides looking ahead to the first India–Australia Joint Staff Talks later this year.

Thu, 02 Apr 2026

• The India–Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), signed on 2 April 2022, completed four years on 2 April 2026, with all Indian exports eligible for zero-duty access to Australia from 1 January 2026.

Sun, 29 Mar 2026

• On 29 March 2026, on the sidelines of WTO MC14 in Yaoundé, Piyush Goyal met trade ministers of the EU, UK, Canada and New Zealand to review India's FTAs and trade talks.

Sat, 07 Mar 2026

• India's senior women's football team lost 0–11 to Japan in their second Group C match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 at Perth Rectangular Stadium, Australia, on 7 March 2026.

Sun, 01 Feb 2026

• Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 in the Australian Open men's singles final in Melbourne on 1 February 2026, becoming the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam.

Sat, 31 Jan 2026

• On 31 January 2026 Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in Melbourne to win her first Australian Open and second Grand Slam title.

Sat, 27 Dec 2025

• England beat Australia by four wickets in the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 December 2025, finishing the match in two days for their first Test win in Australia since January 2011.

Mon, 22 Dec 2025

• India and New Zealand announced the conclusion of Free Trade Agreement negotiations on 22 December 2025, giving zero-duty access to 100% of India's exports and a New Zealand commitment to facilitate USD 20 billion of investment over 15 years.
• India and New Zealand concluded negotiations on the Financial Services Annex of their Free Trade Agreement on 22 December 2025, with provisions on fast payment systems, fintech sandboxes and financial data.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025

• On 29 November 2025 Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon on their wedding.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025

• India, Australia and Canada agreed on 22 November 2025 to enter into a new trilateral Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership, announced in a joint statement on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025

• PM Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met on 21 November 2025 on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Sat, 08 Nov 2025

• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visited Melbourne on 8 November 2025 and reviewed progress of the India–Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) negotiations with Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell and Skills Minister Andrew Giles.
• The fourth round of India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations concluded in Auckland and Rotorua on 8 November 2025 after five days of talks, the Commerce Ministry said.

Thu, 06 Nov 2025

• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was given a traditional Māori welcome (Pōwhiri) at Te Puia in Rotorua, New Zealand, on 6 November 2025 and co-chaired the India–New Zealand CEOs Roundtable with New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay.

Wed, 05 Nov 2025

• APEDA said on 5 November 2025 that it had facilitated the export of 20 metric tonnes of fortified rice from Chhattisgarh to Papua New Guinea.

Thu, 16 Oct 2025

• India and Australia held the 5th India–Australia Energy Dialogue in New Delhi on 16 October 2025, co-chaired by Power Minister Manohar Lal and Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen.