CountriesOceaniaAustralia

Australia

Commonwealth of Australia

Oceania

UN Member since 1945

Member of G20, OECD.

Population

26.4M

GDP

$1.68T

Capital

Canberra

Government

Federal parliamentary consti...

Power & politics

Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.

Democracy index

8.7 / 10

UN voting record

How Australia votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.

Ideological trajectory

Voting summary

No votes recorded for this period yet.

Bloc alignment

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Top voting partners

Topic-level voting

Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.

Foreign policy

Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.

Foreign Policy

Australia's foreign policy rests on the US alliance (ANZUS), Five Eyes intelligence sharing, the Quad (with the US, India, Japan), and AUKUS. It is the largest aid donor in the Pacific and views the region as its primary sphere of influence, competing with China's growing engagement.

Key priorities include Indo-Pacific security, freedom of navigation, Pacific Island partnerships (the 'Pacific Step-up'), and maintaining the rules-based international order.

Allies

MUN Delegate Guide

As Australia, position yourself as a bridge between the Western alliance and the Asia-Pacific. Coordinate closely with the US, UK, Japan, and New Zealand on security issues. Lead the Pacific Islands group and champion their climate concerns.

On climate, Australia has historically been criticized by Pacific neighbors -- since shifting to stronger targets, use this to rebuild credibility. On trade, advocate for free trade and rules-based commerce. Push back on China's Pacific engagement diplomatically but avoid inflammatory rhetoric.