Questioned the appointment of Sophie McNeill as the ABC’s Middle East correspondent. Two years earlier she declared Mr Fisk her hero and someone she admires very much, who also has an unfortunate history of pejorative and anti-Israel writings. I am just...
Questioned whether Australian funded aid projects in Palestine had been damaged or destroyed by Israeli military action in Gaza and demolitions of houses and communities in the West Bank. I was going to pick up on some of the responses to questions on notice and just...
Questioned the topics discussed during a meeting between the Australian and Palestinian Foreign Ministers. Whole interaction with Mr Peter Varghese (Secretary, DFAT) during Senate Estimates (Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs and...
Questioned Australia’s awareness of abuse of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention and representations made to Israel on the matter, as well as Australia’s role in multilateral peacekeeping operations in the Middle East (including Palestine)....
Questioned the cuts to Australian aid for Palestine and asked how the blockade of Gaza impacts the delivery of aid projects. Senator Ludlam: Can you just confirm for me that the 2015-16 budget cut aid to the Palestinian territories from $34.2 million to $20.5...