Questioned Australia’s position on the Gaza aid flotillas and consular assistance provided to Australians involved. Senator KROGER: I will go to Israel for a moment. Can you confirm I am right in presuming that the Australian government condemns the Gaza aid...
Questioned whether Hamas would need to amend its charter to enter into a power-sharing arrangement with Fatah. I would like to know what the official view is of the agreement and therefore I ask again: is it the view of the government or the department that the...
Questioned Australia’s position on Palestinian statehood. Has the department provided advice to the Australian government regarding Australia’s vote for Palestinian statehood? Whole interaction with Mr Dennis Richardson (Secretary, DFAT) and Mr David...
Questioned why the search term Israeli blockade is found more times than Egypt blockade in relation to the ABC website. I asked about the number fully matching mentions of ‘Egypt blockade’, as opposed to ‘Israeli blockade’, and partial matches....
Questioned increased aid to Palestine and the breakdown of funding support. Aid to the Palestinians: I understand that that has been doubled in this year’s budget—is that right? Whole interaction with Mr Peter Baxter (Director General, AusAID), Ms Catherine...
