Violence against civilians and the collective punishment of a community are war crimes. The children in Gaza need a voice and they need leaders to hear, listen and act. We need a ceasefire now. Senator HANSON-YOUNGÂ (South Australia) (13:34): I stand here today...
Today my colleague Senator Faruqi asked the current highest-ranking member of the government in this place whether they would finally join the community in calling for a ceasefire of all of the parties currently engaged in the gristmill of violence which is Gaza. And...
Of course we have all witnessed the devastating loss of innocent life in the Middle East. That of course started with the attack by Hamas on innocent civilians in Israel. As a government, we have affirmed Israel’s right to defend itself after that horrific...
The government has made it very clear that it condemns the actions of Hamas, a terrorist organisation. Of course, we came to this parliament with a joint resolution following the terrible events in Israel as a result of the attack by Hamas. What I do want to reject,...
The attacks on Israel by Hamas were abhorrent and have been described so by the government since day one. We know it is extremely difficult to defeat a craven terrorist group that has burrowed itself in civilian infrastructure using civilians as a shield. Israel has a...
