The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
Minister for Social Services
Senator The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite
Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Assistant Minister for Immigration
Australia has today signed a social security agreement with the Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
The agreement will improve access to certain Australian and Uruguayan social security benefits for eligible people who have lived or worked in both countries, boosting flexibility and choice for individuals upon retirement.
It marks an important step in deepening the Australia-Uruguay relationship, while also promoting greater investment and trade between the two countries.
Today in Parliament House, the agreement was signed by the Minister for Social Services, Tanya Plibersek, on behalf of the Australian Government, and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Valeria Csukasi, on behalf of the Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
The agreement will now be tabled in both Houses of Parliament and is expected to come into effect in 2026, subject to the completion of all relevant treaty and legislative processes in both countries.
Negotiations to establish social security agreements are currently ongoing with Sweden, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania and Mongolia.
