Australia–Yugoslavia relations (Serbian: Односи Аустралије и Југославије; Croatian: Australsko-jugoslavenski odnosi; Slovene: Odnosi med Avstralijo in Jugoslavijo; Macedonian: Односите Австралија-Југославија) were historical foreign relations between now split-up Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Australia.
[1] Two countries decided to establish embassies, initially at the Charge d'Affaires level, to facilitate practical contacts, particularly in the field of migration.
[3] In 1988 a nationalist diaspora led anti-Yugoslav demonstration in front of the Yugoslav Consulate in Sydney resulted in security guard shooting and wounding Josef Tokic.
[4] This led to diplomatic crisis in relations between the two countries when Australian side presented the consulate with a rejected ultimatum to surrender Zoran Matijaš, the security guard involved in the incident.
[4] Two countries expelled a certain number of diplomats (including Zoran Matijaš who was welcomed in Belgrade as a hero) but avoided trade retaliation.