Albanese launches bid for UN security council seat and names former Murdoch aide to top diplomatic post
Summary
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia’s formal bid to serve on the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term in 2029 and 2030. He also named Siobhan McKenna, former head of News Corp broadcasting, as Australia’s next consul general in New York.Key Facts
- Australia hopes to win a seat on the UN Security Council for 2029–2030.
- A vote for the seat will happen in mid-2028, but campaigning starts now during Albanese’s visit to the UN General Assembly.
- Australia has been on the Security Council five times before, most recently in 2013 and 2014.
- The Security Council has 15 members; five are permanent (China, France, US, UK, Russia), and ten serve for two years.
- Australia and Finland are the only countries so far from their regional group to seek a seat, but others may join.
- Australia needs two-thirds of the 193 UN members to vote for it to win the seat.
- The campaign emphasizes Australia’s past work on issues like the MH17 investigation, climate change, and middle-power diplomacy.
- Siobhan McKenna, who currently chairs Australia Post, will become Australia’s consul general in New York later this year.
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