The Hon Mitch Fifield

Former United Nations Ambassador, Cabinet Minister and Australian Senator | Company & NFP Adviser | Senior Fellow NYU Center on International Cooperation

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

Clever. Talented. Human. To cross paths with James was one of the joys of being Federal Comms & Arts Minister.

[ABC News @abcnews]

#BREAKING: The presenter and professional saxophone player is being remembered for his ability to explore the humour and oddities of daily life on the airwaves. https://t.co/SC1zz9Vz41

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

@JakubKulhanek Jakub, you should try coffee in Australia. It’s better again…

[Int’l Telecommunication Union @ITU]

What should the inaugural Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance look like?
Join Co-Chairs H.E. @EgriseldaL & H.E. Rein Tammsaar for a virtual consultation on 18 March — open to all.
Register by 16 March:
10am–1pm EDT https://t.co/alMzb5FtNX
7–10pm EDT https://t.co/OsBlAVELkV

[World Brewing Alliance @global_brewers]

Did you know that beer supports over 33 million jobs globally? In addition to breweries, the industry creates jobs in agriculture, transportation, and more.

WBA’s International Envoy the Honourable @FifieldMitch explains the impact the industry has on local communities.

[Mathias Corvinus Collegium @MCC_Budapest]

This week, Budapest Lectures asked a defining question about our time: Is the global order transforming?

Former Australian UN Ambassador @FifieldMitch examined the future of multilateral institutions, UN reform, EU strategic dilemmas, Trump’s negotiation style, and the room for maneuver of small and middle powers in a more openly power driven world.

The takeaway was realism without fatalism. The rules based order is not collapsing, but power politics is becoming more explicit. For smaller and non nuclear states, rules still matter, yet alliances and strategic diversification remain essential.

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

Honoured to address the @MCC_Budapest conference at Károli Gáspár University on the legal and geopolitical consequences of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on climate change and state obligations.

(photo credit) @MCC_Budapest

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

Great to be invited to the “Budapest Lectures” to talk about Trump 2.0 and implications for geopolitics & @UN.

Thanks to @MCC_Budapest for bringing me to Hungary.

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

Important work by Co-Chairs @UN Global Dialogue on #AI Governance. Both Ambassadors deeply engaged. Tech is always changing, but the issues follow a pattern…

[Estonia in UN | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 @EstoniaUN]

Both Co-Chairs of the UN Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance 🇪🇪🇸🇻 are in New Delhi 🇮🇳 to kick off the #AIImpactSummit.

Looking forward to constructive exchanges on the future of AI and global cooperation.

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

In 2018 as Australian Communications Minister, I legislated a world-first regime to target the non-consensual sharing of intimate images. Giving power to our eSafety Commissioner to issue ‘removal notices’ plus criminal penalties of upto 7 years prison & fines of upto $500,000.

[UN Office on Drugs & Crime @UNODC]

Non-consensual sharing of intimate images is a serious form of digital violence affecting women & girls.

UNODC provides specialized training for law enforcement & promotes tech solutions like hash-sharing tools to detect & remove harmful content incl. AI-generated images.#16Days

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

A tremendous few days in DC @FedSoc Annual Convention representing Australia as President @AustralianLLS. Great discussions on challenges to the rule of law, judicial independence and key institutions.

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

Wonderful to catch up @UN in New York with my good friend Indonesia Deputy Foreign Minister “Tata” Arrmanatha Nasir. A great representative of his country and good friend of Australia.

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

Good to be in Mexico City as International Envoy @global_brewers to discuss the positive economic, employment and social contribution of the industry with colleagues from around the world.

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

Brilliant speech, James. Words for which the Party has a hunger and a need.

[James Paterson @SenPaterson]

Read my full speech for the 2025 Tom Hughes Oration on the future of the Liberal Party:

https://t.co/qENRGSmWJH

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

Dear Vanessa, congratulations on this important role. Children could not wish for a more effective advocate. A brilliant appointment.

[Malta at the UN 🇲🇹🇺🇳 @MaltaUNMission]

🇲🇹 The Permanent Mission of Malta congratulates Ambassador @_VanessaFrazier , former PR of Malta to the UN, on her appointment as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. We wish her every success in this important role. 🇺🇳🌍

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

So good as @CSIWorld Advisory Panel Member to have the opportunity to congratulate Hayley van Loon on her recent appointment as CEO. An impressive leader doing important work globally to combat crime.

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

@MaritzaChanV @EgriseldaL @UN Thank you so much. A great team effort with @EgriseldaL

[The Hon Mitch Fifield @FifieldMitch]

Congratulations Embajadora @EgriseldaL! You never gave up. You were ceaseless in your efforts for woman to be seen and equal.

[Egriselda López @EgriseldaL]

As Co-Chair of GA Revitalization in 2023 with @FifieldMitch, we worked to make women visible in the Rules of Procedure of the @UN General Assembly. It didn’t happen then, but El Salvador 🇸🇻kept pushing.

Last week #UNGA80 approved it: feminine pronouns & gender-specific nouns in all 6 UN languages.

Reading the first Spanish edition, I was deeply moved. This is not just symbolic, it corrects decades of invisibility of women in multilateral diplomacy.