Australia has committed another $10m for food urgently needed in Gaza. The latest funding takes Australia’s humanitarian assistance to $72.5m since October 7. Federal frontbencher Anne Aly was in Jordan this week at an urgent meeting about aid in Gaza. “Ultimately, this is about Israel taking responsibility for this andContinue Reading
Peter Dutton has called on the Prime Minister to “sack” Penny Wong should Australia resume funding to the United Nations agency responsible for Palestinian aid, saying such an act would be a misappropriation of taxpayers’ money. Australia, alongside the US, the UK and other like-minded countries, paused their funding toContinue Reading
Penny Wong has used a meeting with Palestinian officials to double down on her government’s desire to see a two-state solution. A long-held policy of the Labor Party, the Foreign Affairs minister told Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh that the Albanese government recognised the enclave’s aspirations for statehood. The pairContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday deplored the desperate humanitarian situation of Palestinians in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire and the freeing of hostages in his Christmas message.“My heart grieves for the victims of the abominable attack of 7 October, and I reiterate my urgent appeal for theContinue Reading
Israel has no right self defence against Hamas under international law and is committing “war crimes” that must be accounted for, the UN special rapporteur to the occupied Palestinian territories says. Francesca Albanese, in an address to the National Press Club on Tuesday, said from a legal perspective, Israel’s rightContinue Reading
Pro-Palestine protests in Melbourne on Friday night were a display of “anti-Semitic, thuggish behaviour” and an attempt to assert primacy over Jewish Australians, the Coalition has claimed. The opposition’s defence spokesman Andrew Hastie made the claims on Sunday morning, as Defence Minister Richard Marles called for “careful language”. Hundreds ofContinue Reading
Repatriation flights bringing Australians home from war in Israel and Gaza have been suspended as the federal government scrambles to find alternative options. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed the flight cancellations on Saturday, citing a “highly challenging and rapidly changing” environment. “Unfortunately, we have been advised ourContinue Reading