Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is heading to New York with a diplomatic pitch that has been more than a decade in the making: Putting Australia back on the United Nations Security Council.

Australia is campaigning for a non-permanent seat on the council for 2029-30, which would mark its first stint on the powerful UN body since 2014.

The government says a seat would give Australia a stronger voice on decisions affecting the country and the region.

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