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...
There is a genocide being carried out by the State of Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, and still this Labor government stands with Israel and supports the invasion of Gaza. That is the bottom line. Mr CHANDLER-MATHER (Griffith) (10:36): I move: That this House:...
There is a principle involved here that, if you invade somebody else’s country, you must expect retaliation and that other nations might help in that retaliation, because we don’t want people just walking around invading other countries and starting wars....
