Current and historical relations exist between

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and

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. Australia has an embassy in

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, and Denmark has an embassy in

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History

In the 1890s, there was no trade between Australia and Denmark, so in the 1920s, the Danes in Australia formed the Danish-Australian Chamber of Commerce to import products from Denmark such as

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, Junket and Hirschsprung cigars. On 1 May 1952, an agreement on visas was signed in Canberra. In the 1980s, after the visit of

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (; 1 November 1941 – 18 June 2022) was a Danish politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark in the Det Konservative Folkeparti, Conservative-led Poul Schlüter Administration from 1982 to 1993. He was ...

to Australia, the relations between Australia and Denmark were described as warm and friendly. In 2010, both countries made a deal to ship 6,100 tons

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waste from Australia to Denmark.

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protested outside the Australian environment ministry to show their opposition to the shipment of

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from Australia. On 23 December 2010, Danish Minister of Environment

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cancelled the deal because of the pressure. As of 2019, the ambassador of Denmark to Australia is Tom Nørring.

Trade

In 2008, trade between Australia and Denmark amounted to $1,19 billion. In 2009, Danish export to Australia amounted 4,8 billion DKK and Australian export amounted 697 million DKK. In 2008, Danish investments in Australia was 6,6 billion DKK.

Migration

8,000 Danes migrated to Australia after

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. Over 50,000 Australians claim Danish

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High-society visits

On 1 February 1987, Danish Queen

Margrethe II Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly ...

visited Australia. In December 2009, during the

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, Australian Prime Minister

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visited Denmark. On 17 August 2010, then Queen Mary of Denmark, Crown Princess Mary visited Tasmania, her Australian state of origin. Queen Mary, although a Danish citizen due to her marriage to King Frederik X, was born and raised in the Australian state of Tasmania. It is this royal connection between the two countries that has had the most effect on their respective citizens' interests in their bilateral ties, particularly in Australia's media coverage of Denmark-Australian relations and Danish royalty. News on Danish royal affairs are common in Australia.

Treaties

A number of Australia–Denmark bilateral treaties have been agreed between the two countries, covering extradition, trade, taxation, social security, defence and other matters.

Resident diplomatic missions

* Australia has an embassy in

. * Denmark has an embassy in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Australia - Denmark Relations Australia–Denmark relations, Bilateral relations of Australia, Denmark Bilateral relations of Denmark