Questioned whether DFAT’s internal review of Australian aid to World Vision in the Palestinian Territories had been completed and when the decision to suspend aid would be reviewed. I would like to know about the review of aid to the Middle East. I wanted to...
Questioned Australia’s support for a two-state solution and its failure to condemn settlement expansion in the West Bank. Does the Australian government still support a two-state solution between Australia and Palestine? Why then is the Australian government...
We therefore ask the House to do all in its power to: do all in its power to formally recognise the state of Palestine. Full petition To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives This petition of citizens and residents of Australia draws...
The most disturbing thing is that the trend to use solitary confinement, particularly for young people, appears to be increasing. The Israeli government must be held accountable to international norms in the way it interrogates and imprisons children and juveniles. It...
Last year in this place, over 50 parliamentarians from both the House of Representatives and the Senate signed a petition calling for fair treatment of Palestinian children in Israel. This was not just a campaign started by interested people in Australia; it was part...