Relationship dossier
Australia
Greece
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship grounded in bilateral agreements, a 2024 strategic partnership and enduring community ties
Australia toward Greece
+35Australia has entered into bilateral tax and social-security agreements with Greece and joined Greece in establishing a strategic partnership in 2024. Australian forces also took part in the Allied campaign in Greece during the Second World War.
Greece toward Australia
+35Greece has entered into bilateral tax and social-security agreements with Australia and joined Australia in establishing a strategic partnership in 2024. Greek immigration to Australia has contributed to durable community ties between the countries.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines durable bilateral agreements with a strategic partnership announced in 2024 and longstanding historical and community links. These features support a cooperative overall relationship, although the scope of current cooperation is not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Australia and Greece maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral social-security and tax agreements and a strategic partnership announced in 2024. Their wartime history and substantial Greek-Australian community add enduring ties. The scope and implementation of current cooperation across the strategic partnership are unclear.
Key developments
Australia and Greece entered into a bilateral tax agreement.
Australia and Greece entered into a bilateral social-security agreement.
Australia and Greece announced a strategic partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the 2024 strategic partnership are unclear.
- The breadth of current bilateral cooperation beyond established agreements is unclear.