We have been very consistent about our concern about the loss of innocent lives—Israelis and Palestinians. Every innocent life matters. What we saw last night in Melbourne at a hotel in Docklands goes beyond the right of people to peacefully protest in our democratic...
We have called for the release of hostages. We have called for humanitarian access. We’ve called for the protection of civilian life. I’ve also said—and I was criticised by some—the self-evidence point that I would have thought all of us would want to see...
I actually saw Minister Clare deal with this matter—I think it was in question time—in the House of Representatives, where he made very clear that his expectation, as the Minister for Education, is that students should be at school during school hours. He did that in...
I think the question that you are asking goes to the UN Relief and Works Agency; I think that might be what you’re referencing in terms of Gaza. I would just make the point that this is the only organisation with a mandate to provide basic services to the...
I am advised that Australia has not supplied weapons to Israel since the Hamas-Israel conflict began and I am advised that that has been the case for at least the last five years. Senator SHOEBRIDGE (New South Wales) (14:15): My question without notice is to the...
