In January 1990, "Sydney", , and were placed on standby to evacuate civilians from Bougainville Island following the Bougainville uprising. "Sydney" and "Tobruk" stood down in February, and the two ships departed with the submarine on a deployment to Turkey to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove. Following Anzac Day, "Sydney" continued on a round-the-world voyage, which included numerous diplomatic visits to European and American ports, the first visit of a RAN vessel to Sweden, and participation in a United States counter-narcotics operation in the Caribbean. The frigate arrived home in September.