Solidarity, Peace, and Justice: The MUA’s Position on Palestine The Maritime Union of Australia has, throughout its 154 years of militant, progressive history, stood alongside the oppressed, advanced the cause of peace, and demanded justice for workers, communities, and nations facing brutality, violence, and bombardment. Our Union has a strong tradition of standing up against…
Australian Labor Party 50th National Conference, 26 July 2026 – amendment submitted by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) sought to include the following sentence in paragraph 2 (https://aild.org.au/australian-labor-party-national-platform-as-adopted-by-the-50th-national-conference-25-july-2026/) of the revised National Platform. The effect of the failure to adopt the amendment in the National Platform was to remove the obligations on the…
This conference: Acknowledges the binding decision of the International Court of Justice of 26 January 2024 that the Palestinians in Gaza have a plausible claim to be protected from acts of genocide and related prohibited acts. Acknowledges Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Acknowledges the decision…
Part U Israel and Palestine Labor has long supported a two-state solution, and the right of Israel and Palestine to exist, as the only path towards a future where Palestinians and Israelis can live in freedom, safety and security. As part of Australia’s contribution to that future, the Labor Government recognised the State of Palestine…