I am pleased to be part of the Labor Party, which is unequivocal: East Jerusalem, alongside the West Bank and Gaza, is indeed occupied and the settlements are illegal and Israel must withdraw from them. It is clear from comments from a majority of the current Israeli...
Questioned the topics discussed during a meeting between the Australian and Palestinian Foreign Ministers. Whole interaction with Mr Peter Varghese (Secretary, DFAT) during Senate Estimates (Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs and...
Questioned the lack of aid funding to Africa, the Middle East and the Palestinian territories. Nothing at this stage is approved for Africa, the Middle East or the Palestinian territories for 2017-18 or 2018-19, and only $500,000 has been approved for both of those...
I have become increasingly concerned about the hostilities in Israel’s occupied territories, as well as the lack of progress in finding a path towards the creation of a Palestinian state, as Palestinians too have a right to exist and enjoy statehood. …Given Prime...
Australians for Palestine have this week paid tribute to Malcolm Fraser, in which they note that in 2009 he condemned ‘paying lip service to even-handedness’ and warned that ‘Australia must not be cowed into an uncritical view of Israel’s action’. Following the...
