Australia
- Australia has been a member of the United Nations since 1 November 1945
- Australia is not in the list of countries with webpages at the UN.
- Read the Wikipedia page for Australia
- Australia is part of the Oceana block
- Australia has participated in 1437 votes since 26 October 1994, most recently on 23 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Australia…
| voted alone (out of 154 nations) to abstain on | The draft resolution as a whole (resolution 60/278). | 30 June 2006 |
| voted alone (out of 144 nations) to abstain on | The draft resolution as a whole (resolution 61/250 C). | 29 June 2007 |
| voted alone (out of 149 nations) to abstain on | The draft resolution (resolution 61/250). | 22 December 2006 |
| voted alone (out of 139 nations) to abstain on | The draft resolution (resolution 61/250 B). | 2 April 2007 |
| voted alone (out of 145 nations) to abstain on | The draft resolution as a whole (resolution 62/265). | 20 June 2008 |
| voted alone (out of 176 nations) to abstain on | Draft resolution II (resolution 60/146). | 16 December 2005 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 137) to abstain on | Resolution 57/5. | 16 October 2002 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 178) to abstain on | Draft resolution II (resolution 57/195). | 18 December 2002 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 180) to abstain on | The draft decision. | 18 December 2008 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 178) to abstain on | Draft resolution II as a whole (resolution 58/160). | 22 December 2003 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 188) to abstain on | Draft resolution III (resolution 59/177). | 20 December 2004 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 173) to abstain on | Draft resolution IX (resolution 56/155). | 19 December 2001 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 138) to abstain on | Draft resolution II (resolution 56/266). | 27 March 2002 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 178) to abstain on | Draft resolution II (resolution 62/107). | 17 December 2007 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 183) to abstain on | Draft resolution III (resolution 62/143). | 18 December 2007 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 187) to abstain on | Draft resolution II (resolution 59/179). | 20 December 2004 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 185) to abstain on | Draft resolution III (resolution 62/146). | 18 December 2007 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 185) to abstain on | Draft resolution III (resolution 61/149). | 19 December 2006 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 180) to abstain on | Draft resolution VII (resolution 58/173). | 22 December 2003 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 187) to abstain on | Draft resolution III (resolution 59/185). | 20 December 2004 |
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Australia. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Armitage | 3 | 31 March 1998 | 29 June 1999 |
| Mr. Atkin | 1 | 19 November 2004 | 19 November 2004 |
| Mr. Bamsey | 1 | 12 February 2008 | 12 February 2008 |
| Mr. Billson | 1 | 27 June 2005 | 27 June 2005 |
| Mr. Blazey | 4 | 3 December 2001 | 3 December 2002 |
| Mr. Bliss | 1 | 24 November 2003 | 24 November 2003 |
| Mr. Blumenthal | 1 | 9 November 1999 | 9 November 1999 |
| Mr. Braithwaite | 1 | 12 December 1994 | 12 December 1994 |
| Mr. Brereton | 1 | 8 November 2002 | 8 November 2002 |
| Mr. Butler | 27 | 14 October 1994 | 12 March 1997 |
| Mr. Campbell | 2 | 29 October 1996 | 13 November 2006 |
| Ms. Carayanides | 1 | 4 December 1995 | 4 December 1995 |
| Ms. Caryanides | 1 | 9 December 1994 | 9 December 1994 |
| Mr. Choi | 3 | 6 December 2004 | 14 July 2005 |
| Mr. Crighton | 8 | 29 October 1997 | 22 February 1999 |
| Ms. Crowley | 3 | 5 December 2001 | 11 December 2001 |
| Senator Crowley | 1 | 18 October 1994 | 18 October 1994 |
| Ms. Cullen | 1 | 15 December 2006 | 15 December 2006 |
| Mr. Dauth | 62 | 10 September 2001 | 23 December 2005 |
| Ms. Davies | 2 | 5 December 2006 | 11 November 2008 |
| Mr. Downer | 12 | 27 September 1996 | 21 September 2006 |
| Mr. Dunlop | 1 | 12 December 2007 | 12 December 2007 |
| Ms. Ernst | 1 | 18 December 2008 | 18 December 2008 |
| Mr. Evans | 2 | 3 October 1994 | 2 October 1995 |
| Mr. Ferguson | 1 | 8 November 2000 | 8 November 2000 |
| Mr. Foreman | 1 | 20 November 1995 | 20 November 1995 |
| Mr. Francis | 1 | 3 November 1994 | 3 November 1994 |
| Ms. Gash | 1 | 13 October 2008 | 13 October 2008 |
| Ms. Gatehouse | 1 | 10 December 2007 | 10 December 2007 |
| Mr. Goledzinowski | 12 | 19 August 2008 | 13 November 2009 |
| Ms. Grace | 1 | 4 September 2008 | 4 September 2008 |
| Mr. Gray | 1 | 26 November 1997 | 26 November 1997 |
| Ms. Hamilton | 1 | 27 November 1996 | 27 November 1996 |
| Ms. Hawkins | 1 | 15 December 1998 | 15 December 1998 |
| Mr. Hayden | 1 | 23 October 1995 | 23 October 1995 |
| Mr. Hill | 49 | 5 May 2006 | 25 March 2009 |
| Mr. Hollis | 1 | 28 November 2000 | 28 November 2000 |
| Mr. Howard | 3 | 6 September 2000 | 16 September 2005 |
| Mr. Jull | 1 | 5 December 1995 | 5 December 1995 |
| Mr. Kemp | 2 | 4 October 2007 | 26 November 2007 |
| Ms. Kerr | 1 | 9 December 1998 | 9 December 1998 |
| Ms. Knowles | 3 | 16 October 2003 | 2 December 2003 |
| Mr. Kowalski | 1 | 24 November 1999 | 24 November 1999 |
| Ms. Lisson | 11 | 16 September 2005 | 6 May 2008 |
| Mr. Luck | 2 | 4 November 1999 | 30 October 2000 |
| Ms. Maher | 1 | 12 December 2007 | 12 December 2007 |
| Mr. March | 2 | 27 November 1995 | 17 December 1996 |
| Ms. Millar | 4 | 15 August 1996 | 20 March 2006 |
| Ms. Moules | 3 | 16 March 2001 | 7 December 2001 |
| Ms. Nassau | 2 | 21 December 2007 | 18 December 2008 |
| Mr. O’Brien | 2 | 16 October 2002 | 12 November 2008 |
| Ms. O’Keeffe | 2 | 1 June 2006 | 2 June 2006 |
| Miss Patterson | 1 | 18 December 1997 | 18 December 1997 |
| Mr. Playle | 2 | 8 November 2005 | 8 December 2005 |
| Mr. Procton | 1 | 11 June 2008 | 11 June 2008 |
| Mr. Prosser | 1 | 6 October 1999 | 6 October 1999 |
| Mr. Quinlan | 7 | 26 June 2009 | 11 November 2009 |
| Mr. Ray | 2 | 27 October 1999 | 28 November 2005 |
| Mr. Reid | 1 | 15 October 1996 | 15 October 1996 |
| Mr. Rowe | 15 | 19 October 1994 | 17 December 1996 |
| Mr. Rudd | 1 | 25 September 2008 | 25 September 2008 |
| Mr. Sawford | 2 | 28 October 2004 | 11 November 2004 |
| Mr. Scott | 2 | 15 November 2002 | 21 November 2002 |
| Mr. Sharp | 1 | 20 July 1995 | 20 July 1995 |
| Mr. Smith | 5 | 10 November 1998 | 19 December 2000 |
| Ms. Smith | 2 | 14 November 2005 | 19 November 2007 |
| Mr. Snowdon | 1 | 20 October 2003 | 20 October 2003 |
| Mr. Southcott | 6 | 26 October 2005 | 1 December 2005 |
| Mr. Staples | 1 | 8 December 1994 | 8 December 1994 |
| Mr. Starr | 1 | 17 October 1994 | 17 October 1994 |
| Ms. Steains | 1 | 27 October 2000 | 27 October 2000 |
| Mr. Stephens | 1 | 21 November 2002 | 21 November 2002 |
| Mr. Stone | 1 | 11 December 2008 | 11 December 2008 |
| Mr. Stuart | 17 | 24 November 1999 | 18 June 2002 |
| Mr. Tesch | 12 | 16 September 2002 | 16 May 2005 |
| Mr. Tierney | 2 | 16 November 2004 | 30 November 2004 |
| Ms. Vanstone | 1 | 14 September 2006 | 14 September 2006 |
| Ms. Wensley | 41 | 25 November 1997 | 30 July 2001 |
| Mr. Whitehouse | 1 | 6 October 2005 | 6 October 2005 |
| Mr. Willis | 1 | 4 November 1996 | 4 November 1996 |
| Mr. Windsor | 1 | 29 April 2009 | 29 April 2009 |
