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Australia’s Prime Minister Albanese is set to announce a bold bid for a non-permanent UN Security Council seat from 2029 to 2030, leveraging the UN Leaders’ Week in September as a global stage. With only two spots available in the Western European and Others group — and Finland already in the race — Australia’s chances look promising. A council seat would amplify Australia’s influence on global crises, especially amid rising uncertainty. Meanwhile, the government juggles climate diplomacy at COP, co-hosted by Australia, while balancing domestic pressures around cost-of-living and renewable energy targets. Despite hurdles, Canberra remains committed to clean energy, even proposing that new data centers must be paired with renewables — a move designed to accelerate the transition despite state-level pushback.

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