Senator Fawcett had also asked about progress and discussions enhancing Australian trade opportunities with Israel. I know there’s a lot going on there. I think someone from DFAT travelled on 31 July to Israel. Were there any updates on that meeting that you can...
Minister, when was the minister for transport first contacted regarding repatriation flights, and who made that approach? Was it office to office, was it minister to minister or was it department to department? Senator McKENZIE: Minister and Secretary, I would like to...
I want to go to repatriation flights for Australians trapped in Israel. Can the department advise what airlines have repatriated Australians out of Israel in recent weeks? Senator McKENZIE: Right. So the minister accepted the department’s advice in this...
As a co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine, I’d like to associate myself with the remarks of the member for Caldwell. Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:51): As a co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine, I’d like to...
At this stage, there doesn’t seem to be a pathway for this to stop. We can’t just keep killing people until it becomes so horrendous that a decision has to be made. That decision needs to be made now. There needs to be a ceasefire on both sides so some...
