Australia to Re-engage With International Institutions

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has reiterated Australia’s commitment to international institutions even as trust of some institutions, including government, media, business, and NGOs, has plummeted to an all-time low.

In her first major speech since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Payne expressed the government’s willingness to re-engage with international institutions on multilateralism, following an audit into “negative globalism” ordered by Prime Minister Scott Morrison last year.

Payne said the audit “affirmed that multilateral organizations, especially international standard setting bodies, create rules that are vital to Australia’s security, interests, values and prosperity.” Read more: https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/australia-to-re-engage-with-international-institutions/