Notes
1 Statement by H.E. The Hon Mitch Fifield, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, 25 October 2021.
2 See, for example, the AU Statement re IPM (25 October 2021). (https://unny.mission.gov.au/unny/211025_UN_General_Assembly_Informal_Plenary_Our_Common_Agenda.html); AU Statement re C1 (10 February 2022) (https://unny.mission.gov.au/unny/220210_Our_Common_Agenda_Thematic_Consultation.html), AU Statement re C3 (21 February 2022) (https://unny.mission.gov.au/unny/220221_Our_Common_Agenda_Frameworks_for_a_Peaceful_World.html).
3 For an interesting analysis of her points and the concept of constructive internationalism (see Behm Citation2022, 227–228, 233–237).
4 Former DFAT Secretary Adamson (Citation2019) put it most succinctly when she observed, ‘Australia cannot bully or buy its way in the world. An international rules-based order is therefore in our best interests, and an effective multilateral system is the surest way to get there.’