St John volunteers around the world are concerned about the safety of their brothers and sisters as they continue to provide 24-hour care to those in need amidst the ongoing battle. In Jerusalem, clinical activities are down 55 per cent. However, St John is...
In the last few months I’ve noticed, with increasing concern, the worsening division in our communities. On Gaza, the Voice referendum or immigration detention, there’s a constant pressure to take a side. Our adversarial political system allows issues to...
And then, obviously, there is the response that the consular officials have had to deal with following the heinous attack by Hamas on Israel—Hamas, a listed terrorist organisation, undertaking those heinous crimes against those innocent Israelis and then the Israeli...
More recently, DFAT has had to mount an even bigger consular response for the thousands of Australians, permanent residents and their families caught up in the Israel- Hamas conflict. More than 450 staff across Canberra and 10 DFAT posts in Amman, Cairo, Nicosia,...
I present the report of the Australian parliamentary delegation to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories on 16 to 21 July 2023. It was my privilege to lead this parliamentary delegation, which also comprised the honourable member for Bonner as the deputy...