Peter Dutton MP – in support of the Prime Minister’s motion

The coalition joins with every other person of decent humanity in condemning this attack by Hamas militants on Israel. Israel has every right to exist. Israel has every right to defend itself and its people. Israel has every right to deter future attacks and other...

Barnaby Joyce MP – in support of the Prime Minister’s motion

We can’t possibly condone what Hamas did. They force us into one position, which is to say, ‘You are evil people, you have done an evil act, and consequences must flow from this.’ But we hope that this issue is resolved, which means finalised, which...

Mike Freelander MP – in support of the Prime Minister’s motion

Israel has a right to exist—I have believed that as long as I have been alive—and Israel has the right to protect itself. People will die and children will die, in all likelihood, and that is just abhorrent to me. I hope that some way can be found to end this conflict...

Sam Birrell MP – in support of the Prime Minister’s motion

The depravity and evil of Hamas knows no bounds, it would seem, with what they have done by taking hostages, including children, back into Gaza and by what they’re doing by using the innocent civilians of Palestine, as it would seem, as human shields....