Anthony Albanese urged the world’s nations to co-operate on climate change and peacekeeping, as he warned the US can not be relied on to uphold the international rules-based order on its own.

“The United Nations is much more than an arena for the great powers to veto each other’s ambitions. This is a platform for middle powers and small nations to voice – and achieve – our aspirations,” Albanese said.

“That is why Australia is seeking a place on the UN Security Council in 2029-30. And it is why we are bidding to co-host the 31 st Conference of the Parties, with our Pacific family, nations for whom climate change is more than an environmental challenge, it is an existential threat.”

The prime minister called for more action on climate change, an end to conflict in Gaza and Ukraine, a

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