Questioned Australian funding to UNRWA. Are you aware of recent media reports that indicate that the City of Jerusalem is proposing to take over the educational functions previously undertaken by UNRWA within Jerusalem for the reasons I raised at last estimates? Whole...
Questioned oversight of Australian aid to Palestine, the status of Palestinian refugees and progress of the peace process, including mutual recognition by Israel and Palestine of the other to exist. What are the details of DFAT’s recent efforts to solve problems...
Questioned US and Australian decisions regarding embassy locations and representations made to Israel on the issue of settlement expansion. Secretary, can you tell me what’s changed regarding the situation in Israel-Palestine since your recent comments that the...
Questioned whether Australia’s position on elements of the peace process could be considered balanced and asked for information about Australian aid expenditure to Palestine. Can I come to this point, in terms of Australia taking a sort of balanced role in...
Questioned ABC coverage of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. Can I quickly turn to the reporting on Sunday, 15 July, by the ABC television news bulletin lead item which began, ‘The Israeli military has launched a wave of air strikes against dozens of militant targets...