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Australia urges middle-power push for security council
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in New York to formally launch Australia's campaign for a two-year seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2029 and 2030, positioning the nation as an influential middle power.
- Supporting the bid, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong highlighted Australia's record of more than 65,000 personnel serving in over 60 UN peace and security operations since 1947, calling the nation an "active and ambitious middle power."
- Securing the seat requires at least 128 votes—two-thirds of the 193 UN member states—in the June 2028 ballot, with Australia and Finland currently the only candidates for the two available positions.
- Before arriving in New York, Albanese met Apple executive chairman Tim Cook in California to discuss international artificial intelligence regulations and online safety, following their June conversation about Australia's social media ban for those under 16.
- Albanese will receive an Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award for his role in Indo-Pacific stability, while the government argues middle powers must help shape global responses to wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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Albanese takes AI fight to UN as Australia launches Security Council bid
Australia will state its case for a seat at the world’s most powerful diplomatic table.
·North Sydney, Australia
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left7Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Left
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources lean Left
58% Left
L 58%
C 17%
R 25%
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