By Tracie Aylmer
So some people want Australia to leave the United Nations.
This is one of the most farcical brain farts that One Nation could ever have thought up. There are two countries that are not member states of the UN. Neither could be classified as having real influence in the world, in relation to important matters such as trade and sovereignty. They are Vatican City and the state of Palestine.
Leaving the UN would not just mean real issues within Australia. It would also mean that many of our trade partners would be disrupted. Unfortunately for us, the world does not hold its bated breath for everything we do. Instead, we are considered similarly to North Korea – accepted, but with real problems and disdain.
If we left the UN, suspicion would be cast against us. We would have problems travelling. We won’t hold the trust that we presently have, where we do have the facility to move around freely due to the Schengen Agreement. This would stop relatively quickly.
Then there’s the aspect relating to voting for or against world priorities. We wouldn’t have a say in literally anything. Australia wouldn’t be invited to any conferences, nor have a say in current world events.
These are just three major problems that would occur if Australia left the UN. We would literally be cut off from the rest of the world in ways that couldn’t be measured. While there are issues with the UN, it still gives us protections that we wouldn’t otherwise have.
Do we really need to listen to the crazy ideas of One Nation?
