Australia bids for UN Security Council seat for 2029 and 2030
Australia is lobbying for a two-year non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council starting in 2029.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in New York this week, pushing for Australia to join the security council's 10 non-permanent members. Voting won't happen until mid-2028.
Lobbying is growing as world leaders gather at the UN General Assembly. Australia was last on the council in 2013 and 2014.
During that time, it helped lead the response to Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Only Australia and Finland have announced bids from the Western Europe and Others Group.
That group has two seats available. Albanese says middle powers like Australia have an important role.
Conflicts are going on in Europe and the Middle East. Even if unopposed, Australia will need support from two-thirds of the 193 UN member states to win.
- Eighth-largest funder
- UN funding rank
- 2013 and 2014
- Last served
- Mid-2028
- Voting timeline
- Two-thirds of 193 states
- Member threshold
Why it mattersA seat on the council would give Australia a voice in global conflicts and peacekeeping, reinforcing its role as a major international power.
AustraliaThis advances Australia's foreign policy goal of being heard on global crises, and strengthens its claim to middle-power influence.
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