I’d also now like to talk about the calls for a ceasefire. A ceasefire needs arrangements from all sides of conflict. There is no point whatsoever in calling for a ceasefire when one side is intent upon wiping out the other. Hamas is calling for the destruction...
The attack by Hamas on 7 October that killed 1,200 people and where 240 people were taken hostage was horrific and a war crime. I and the Greens condemn that attack. But nothing could excuse the subsequent war in Gaza and the ongoing war crimes being committed by the...
Senator Wong, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has recently called for steps towards a ceasefire in Gaza. These comments are emblematic of a broader problem: the Australian government’s lack of moral clarity and resultant failure to take decisive action....
Anyone who has seen the heroic efforts of doctors trying to keep their patients alive at al-Shifa and the death and utter devastation brought on by the Israeli forces should have their humanity shaken to the core. Now is the time to channel your humanity and...
You would have seen my comments on Insiders, which were that we recognise the challenges that Israel faces because Hamas, as a terrorist organisation, does operate within civilian institutions. The point I also made, though, was that that does not obviate the...
