Let’s move on to the recent Palestinian refugees from Gaza given fast-track visas. Why were they given special treatment, where some visas were said to be given with only an hour of scrutiny and processing? An hour? Senator ROBERTS: Let’s move on to the...
The resolution that you are referencing was a resolution supported by some 143 countries which was fundamentally about how the world was trying to overcome the cycle of violence in the Middle East and create momentum for a two-state solution. I want to make this very...
This is a stunt. It is unbelievable what the Greens are asking for. What they’re asking for in this motion is basically to acknowledge that ‘the Nakba was the violent displacement, dispossession and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people’. I just...
There was the rushed issue of visas to Palestinian refugees from Gaza, some visas taking only an hour or so to issue. What about the cancellation of the visas in transit, then the reissue of most of the visas? This is a hopelessly inept government trying to look good,...
One of my councils in Melbourne—the Melbourne City Council—took time away from their usual responsibilities last week to debate a ceasefire in Gaza. I recognise that peace in the Middle East is a very important issue, but let’s be honest; neither Hamas nor the...
