Again, I go back to this point: no matter how fervently any one of us believes that we are right, that does not give us the right to disregard the experience of others or to behaviour in a way that is not decent. All sides of the debate should remember that. Senator...
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,...
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...
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...
I call on Israel and its government to end the indiscriminate killing of women in Gaza. Winter is about to come to Gaza. A humanitarian catastrophe stares at the conscience of every one of us. We must act. I call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. I...