This is a list of economic sanctions involving Australia.
Country/organisation | Time period | Notes and references |
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Al-Qaeda | 2008–present | [1] |
Belarus | 2022–present | In response to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[2] |
Central African Republic | 2013–present | [3] |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 2003–present | [3] |
Fiji | 2006-2014 | [4] |
Guinea-Bissau | 2012–present | [5] |
Iran | 2006–present | [6] |
Iraq | 1990–present | In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Although sanctions were relaxed after the Saddam Hussein era, some sanctions are still in place.[7] |
Islamic State | 2008–present | [1] |
Lebanon | 2005–present | In response to the Hezbollah–Israel conflict and the 2005 Beirut bombing. Generally only applies to Hezbollah and associated organisations and individuals.[8] |
Libya | 2011–present | [9] |
Mali | 2017–present | [10] |
Myanmar | 1990–present | Relaxed from 2012 to 2018[11] |
North Korea | 2006–present | [1] |
Russia[a] | 2014–present | In response to the Russo-Ukrainian War. Extended in 2022.[2][13] |
Serbia and Montenegro | 1992-1995 | Individuals associated with Slobodan Milosević are still sanctioned.[14] |
Somalia | 1992–present | [15] |
South Sudan | 2015–present | Expanded in 2018.[16] |
Sudan | 2004–present | [16] |
Syria | 2011–present | [17] |
Taliban | 2013–present | Tightened in 2021. Because the Taliban currently controls Afghanistan, the sanctions may partly apply to Afghanistan as a whole.[18] |
Yemen | 2014–present | [19] |
Zimbabwe | 2002–present | Relaxed in 2013 and again in 2014.[20] |
Country | Time period | Notes and references |
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China | 2020–present | Part of the Australia-China trade war.[21] |
Russia | 2022–present | In response to Australian sanctions on Russia.[22] |