I want to go to a different subject with Senator Wong. Of course the eyes of the world are on what’s happening at Rafah right now, and the government’s eyes are certainly very much on what the next steps are. I noted a post on the weekend from X, the old...
Moblike behaviour has no place in Australia, but the mob has been whipped up by people who should know better. The tragedy within a tragedy that is the Israel-Palestinian conflict has been weaponised by performative political players who see this as a mass recruitment...
I would hope there is not a single person in this parliament who doesn’t also want to see a just and enduring peace for Palestinians and Israelis. We’ve called out the obstacles to this on both sides and we’ve said consistently that there can be no...
The government must not continue its support of Israel’s genocidal actions in Gaza. We want to see Palestinians and Israelis living in equal justice, in equal peace and in equal security. We must have a full and permanent ceasefire. We must have an end to the...
The way we talk about it matters. The way we talk about it here in Australia matters. Our language matters. We cannot use this to talk about gaining political points or wedging people. We need to be respectful of each other in Australia, and the debate has...