[1] The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).

The current ambassador, since February 2021, is Catherine Raper.

The Republic of Korea and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1961.

In June 1962, Australia opened an embassy in Seoul, and after establishing diplomatic relations with North Korea in 1974, Australia opened an embassy in Pyongyang in April 1975.

[2][3] The Australian Government established an embassy and appointed a resident ambassador to Mongolia in 2015.