Relationship dossier
Australia
Ireland
Relationship assessment
Australia and Ireland have a cooperative relationship supported by a strategic partnership and practical bilateral agreements.
Australia toward Ireland
+35Australia cooperates with Ireland through the bilateral strategic partnership launched in 2018 and agreements covering double taxation and social security.
Ireland toward Australia
+35Ireland cooperates with Australia through the bilateral strategic partnership launched in 2018 and agreements covering double taxation and social security.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative structure, including the 2018 strategic partnership and bilateral agreements on taxation and social security. These arrangements support practical government cooperation, while the breadth of the partnership's implementation is less 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 Ireland maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship supported by a strategic partnership and practical agreements on taxation and social security. These arrangements provide sustained channels for government cooperation, though the scope and implementation of broader cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Australia and Ireland launched a bilateral strategic partnership to strengthen cooperation across a range of areas.
A bilateral double taxation agreement entered into force, providing a framework for tax coordination.
A bilateral social security agreement entered into force, coordinating aspects of social security entitlements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuing implementation of cooperation under the 2018 strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of current government cooperation beyond the established bilateral agreements is uncertain.