Albanese Launches Security Council Bid as Intergenerational Report Drops

Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong formally launched Australia's campaign for a 2029-30 UN Security Council seat in New York on Sunday (local time), rolling out the slogan "We listen. We partner. We protect." The PM framed the bid around middle-power influence on AI regulation, climate security, and conflict mediation — a direct play to fill the vacuum as Trump's America pulls back from multilateral cooperation.

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