It has been a longstanding view of this side of the Senate that we do not support motions that deal with complex foreign affairs as a notice of motion. Full speech Senator MOORE (Queensland) (16:29): I ask leave to make a short statement. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Leave...
It is a matter of enormous concern that the Australian government has recently, without notice to the Australian community, changed our country’s voting position in the UN General Assembly on resolutions relating to the illegality under international law of Israeli...
The Australian Government’s decision balanced our long-standing support for the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and their own state, with our view that the only durable basis for resolution of this conflict is direct negotiations between...
Israeli settlement activity is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention (to which Israel is a party) The applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention to the Occupied Palestinian Territory is widely accepted. Full speech Ms Julie Bishop asked the Minister...
APAN was formed in May 2011 to provide a national voice for Australians who are concerned about ongoing human rights abuses and occupation issues endured by Palestinians, along with the continuing effects of dispossession and displacement suffered by Palestinian...
