At Sydney Airport, in a specifically sealed terminal, I saw elated Australians waving their small Aussie passports with tears in their eyes, tears of joy, and happiness on faces, beaming with the knowledge that they had finally come home. I saw them reunited with...
There has been, clearly, a devastating loss of civilian life, and I want to reiterate what I said yesterday and what the Prime Minister said: every innocent life matters, whether Israeli or Palestinian. We express that our thoughts are with those killed or injured and...
I know so many Australians are deeply concerned over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We welcome the statement from the Israeli Prime Minister’s office following President Biden’s request that Israel will not prevent humanitarian assistance...
Let me make this very clear to the member for Petrie: the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine will not be disbanded, members of parliament will not be gagged, this parliament will not be prohibited from its work, and Australia and Australians will not be silenced. Ms...
I say as well that we have seen a devastating loss of innocent life since the heinous attacks on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas. The scenes that we’ve seen today from the explosion at a Gaza City hospital are deeply distressing. It is clear there has been a...