Yesterday, the Labor government and the opposition opposed the Greens’ call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Both said, ‘This is a very grave and serious situation,’ yet your actions completely belie your words. Labor wants a pause. What is a four-hour pause...
To you, the Australian Holocaust survivors, I say, and I trust this Senate says, we do stand with you. We thank you for your grace and your courage in making this remarkable, poignant, impactful statement. Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition...
The Australian government cannot take a moment longer to support a ceasefire. This motion gives them the opportunity to do so. If anyone in this place doubts the urgency of this motion, consider what we’ve seen occur in the past few days in Gaza. The death toll...
What I would say is this: the people of Gaza cannot wait for the parties to this conflict to agree to a ceasefire, so we are joining the international community, including the G7, in calling for pauses in the hostilities, because we understand that food, water, fuel,...
The Australian Greens are coming in here again, calling for a ceasefire. A ceasefire under what terms? Because I can tell you the types of terms that a ceasefire should be enabled under. A ceasefire should be one in which Hamas surrenders. A ceasefire should be one in...