Late 2018

December 2018 | ALP Conference adopts Recognition of Palestine At their biannual conference, the Australian Labor Party called on the next Labor Government to Recognise Palestine and that this be an important priority for the next Labor Government.  This was the...

Early 2018

July 2018 | Hosting Noura Erakat APAN was honored to host events with Noura Erakat while she was in Australia to deliver the Edward Said Memorial Lecture. APAN focused on events to engage Palestinian young people in Australia – including a live-streamed facebook...

Late 2017

December 2017 | APAN gets commitment Australia wont follow Trump off Cliff on Jerusalem When US President Donald Trump announced he was going to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, APAN responded quickly, calling on Australia to condemn the move and commit to leaving...

Winter 2017

August – Oct 2017 | APAN highlights Role of Palestinians in WW1 battles Official 100th year commemorations of the Battle of Beersheba were ignoring the contribution of Palestinians and inferring a false connection with Israel. APAN shared material on social...

Early 2017 Highlights

May 2017 | APAN contributes to Foreign Affairs White Paper The Australian Government undertook a Foreign Policy review, and sought submissions in the development of a White Paper.   APAN made a written submission, calling on the Government to ensure policy took into...

2016 Highlights

December 2016 | Journalist Study Tour to Palestine & Israel Seven journalists, six from the Federal Press Gallery, joined a specialised APAN study tour.  Over the nine days, journalists met with a range of local journalists; humanitarian and human rights...