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Turnbull Defends And Promotes Refugee Policy In Address To United Nations General Assembly

Sep 22, 2016

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended and promoted Australia’s refugee policy, in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly.

Turnbull

Turnbull addressed the UN at 8pm local time.

  • Listen to Turnbull’s speech (18m)

Transcript of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations.

PRIME MINISTER MALCOLM TURNBULL: Secretary-General, Mr President, Your Excellencies.

The tenor of our times is change.

Accelerating with a pace and scale unprecedented in all of human history. [Read more…]

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Tony Abbott’s Address To The United Nations General Assembly

Sep 25, 2014

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York.

AbbottAbbott’s speech was a general statement of principles in which he talked of the United Nations as a body that works for the “common good”. He itemised Australia’s contribution to global issues since the organisation’s founding in 1947.

Abbott said: “Since 1947, Australia has provided more than 65,000 personnel to more than 50 multilateral peace and security operations. We are not a country accustomed to turning back once we’ve put our hand to the plough; we’ve had blue beret personnel in the Middle East since 1956 and in Cyprus since 1964. When leadership is needed, we step up, as we did in Bougainville, in Timor-Leste and in Solomon Islands. In Korea, Cambodia, Kuwait and Afghanistan; in Somalia and Sierra Leone and in other troubled places, Australians have lent a hand under the UN’s banner.” [Read more…]

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United Nations Security Council Adopts Australian-Led Resolution 2166 On Flight MH17

Jul 22, 2014

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted an Australian-led resolution demanding an international investigation of the downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17.

Bishop

The 15-member Security Council, including Russia, adopted the resolution after minor amendments were made to satisfy Russia. One change replaced “shot down” with “downed”. Russia had the power to veto the resolution but did not do so.

The full text of the Resolution is shown below. [Read more…]

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Australia Wins Seat On United Nations Security Council

Oct 19, 2012

Australia has won a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council, winning 140 votes out of 193 to comfortably defeat Luxembourg and Finland.

Bob Carr

In the ballot for a seat representing the Western European and Others region, 193 nations voted. There were no invalid votes and no abstentions. A two-thirds majority of 129 votes was required for election. Australia polled 140 votes, Luxembourg 128, and Finland 108.

Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Bob Carr, was in the General Assembly for the election and is shown here shaking hands with Australia’s Ambassador to the UN, Gary Quinlan, immediately after the announcement of the vote. [Read more…]

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