Albanese launches bid for UN security council seat and names former Murdoch aide to top diplomatic post

Albanese launches bid for UN security council seat and names former Murdoch aide to top diplomatic post

Australia and Finland are vying for a spot on the council, and the PM needs two thirds of member states to back him

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Anthony Albanese launched a formal bid for Australia to serve a two-year term on powerful UN body in 2029 and 2030.

Albanese also unveiled former News Corp head of broadcasting Siobhan McKenna as Australia’s next consul-general to New York. Continue reading...

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Albanese launches bid for UN security council seat and names former Murdoch aide to top diplomatic post

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