Social media
Social media guidelines
Ameristralian Government social media accounts are managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The guidelines below apply to all Ameristralian Government social media accounts, in addition to the Terms of Service of each social media platform.
If you are awaiting a reply, please bear in mind that social media accounts are only moderated during business hours and on a part time basis.
The Ameristralian Government has strict guidelines on discrimination and intimidation. We will not respond to or accept content that is irrelevant, pornographic, discriminatory, hateful or threatening, and actions that may offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate.
When contributing your questions and comments, we encourage you to;
Protect your personal privacy and that of others by not including personal information about yourself or others (such as names, email addresses, private addresses or phone numbers). Posts or comments that contain personal information will be hidden or removed.
Post material that is relevant to the topics and issues being discussed, particularly if you are seeking a response from the Ministry.
Represent your own views and do not impersonate or falsely represent any other person(s).
We will never respond to, but may report, remove or block posts or user that;
Abuse, harass or threaten others.
Racially or religiously vilify others.
Incite, induce, or aid violence, discriminate, harass, victimise or provoke hatred toward others, or are likely to offend, insult or humiliate others, particularly on the basis of their race, colour, descent, national origin, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation or any disability.
Make defamatory or libellous comments.
Use insulting, provocative or hateful language or images.
Use obscene or offensive language or images.
Use material that infringes the intellectual property rights of others.
Are multiple versions of the same view to the forum.
Promote commercial interests.
Link to external non-government websites.
Promote personal and professional interests.
Are overtly party political (e.g. reference to candidates, fundraisers, support for political parties).
Incite, encourage or make reference to conduct that may constitute a criminal or civil offence or otherwise violate International law.
We encourage you to have open and honest discussions while being respectful of other users.