Questioned the distribution of Australian aid in Palestine and the due diligence exercised to ensure appropriate use of funds. I have some questions following up on my questions on foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority. Last estimates the department advised that...
Questioned the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to defund UNRWA and Australia’s aid funding to Palestine. Going to Palestine, I want to talk about the Trump administration announcing that it wouldn’t fund the UN Relief and Works Agency...
Questioned whether the Palestinian Authority had agreed to and scheduled an election. There were some media reports that the Palestinian authority was going to agree to elections at the end of 2018. Are they scheduled, given we’re nearly at the end of 2018?...
Questioned Australian funding to UNRWA. Are you aware of recent media reports that indicate that the City of Jerusalem is proposing to take over the educational functions previously undertaken by UNRWA within Jerusalem for the reasons I raised at last estimates? Whole...
Questioned oversight of Australian aid to Palestine, the status of Palestinian refugees and progress of the peace process, including mutual recognition by Israel and Palestine of the other to exist. What are the details of DFAT’s recent efforts to solve problems...