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…
Opposing Apartheid, Unlawful Detention and Torture in Palestine Australian Labor Party Victorian Branch – June 2026 Resolution State Conference resolves that the federal Labor government should: Use all available means to campaign for an end to Israel’s illegal occupation and of the above practices and take the legal steps to hold those responsible accountable. Fully…
The following 5 motions were adopted as a block: Israel/Palestine Relations with Israel Aid and support for Palestinian civilians Illegal Settlement Expansion and Settler Violence in the West Bank Australian Citizens serving in the IDF Obligations under international law. 1. Israel / Palestine: Relations with Israel (0265R, 0374R, 0391R, 0587R, 0764R, 0891R) Australia has obligations…
This Far and No Further: Ensuring NSW Young Labor Remains Inclusive Preamble: NSW Young Labor has always taken pride in being a movement defined by solidarity, fairness, and inclusion. We have led the fight against racism, gender discrimination, homophobia, ableism, and discrimination in all its forms, because we know that prejudice anywhere weakens solidarity everywhere. But inclusion must…
Resolution on Antisemitism WA Labor acknowledges and condemns the significant rise in antisemitism across Western Australia and Australia over the past two years, including but not limited to incidents of harassment, vandalism, and hate speech directed at Jewish individuals and institutions. The WA Labor State Conference: Affirms that antisemitism is unacceptable and fundamentally inconsistent with…
Former opposition leader Bill Shorten has criticised a “pile-on” against Australian Jews and says war in the Middle East has exposed latent antisemitic hatred which has left Jewish Australians feeling unsafe in their own country. He says the hatred was stoked by “some protesters” and what has emerged since the Hamas raids on Israel and…
