List of sanctions involving Australia

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This is a list of economic sanctions involving Australia.

Country/organisation Time period Notes and references
 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]

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