[6] By 2010, Philip Kentwell held the position of High Commissioner, now renamed Plenipotentiary Representative of Australia to the Caribbean Community.

[7] Kentwell remarked to the media that a new resident consulate was presently being planned for Barbados awaiting an official appointee to that post.

[9] In 2021, the Barbadian Mia Mottley administration held talks with the government of Australia with the aim of furthering ties following Barbados transitioning to a republic as well as discussions on climate change.

[10][11][12] In 2009, multinational BHP Billiton, headquartered in Melbourne, became the first company to be granted a concession to search for oil and gas in the maritime areas of Barbados.

[16][17] In 2011, the Barbados government minister of Finance stated that various legislation was remedied to allow the Australian energy company to begin exploration in the near-term.