Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) State Conference – Resolution on Israel (5/5), 18 May 2024
End Military Co-operation with Israel Resolution. That State Conference resolves that the Victorian Labor Government should not renew the 2022 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between itself and the Israel Ministry of Defence (IMOD) and should end co-operation and investments with Israeli weapons companies. State Conference notes that, as of May 2024, the MOU has not…
Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) State Conference – Resolution on Israel (4/5), 18 May 2024
Illegal Settlements Israel’s settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law and contravene the Geneva Convention. The transfer by the Occupying Power of parts of its civilian population into the territory it occupies, including the transfer of the population of the occupied territory, are grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions. These settlements…
Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) State Conference – Resolution on Israel (3/5), 18 May 2024
International Court of Justice The 26 January 2024 ruling issued by the International Court of Justice ordered six provisional measures including for Israel to refrain from acts under the Genocide convention, prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to genocide, and take immediate and effective measures to ensure the provision of humanitarian assistance to…
Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) State Conference – Resolution on Israel (2/5), 18 May 2024
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) UNRWA has a humanitarian and development mandate from the UN General Assembly to provide assistance and protection to Palestine refugees pending a just and lasting solution to their plight. It is the responsibility of the Australian Government to assist the international community in finding that…
Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) State Conference – Resolution on Israel (1/5), 18 May 2024
Justice for Palestine – Right to Self-Determination That State Conference resolves that Victorian Labor affirms the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and calls on the Federal Labor Government to: Support the inalienable right of self-determination for the Palestinian people; Immediately recognise Palestine as a fully independent sovereign state within the term of this parliament;…
Interview: Hon. Jason Clare MHR, Australian Minister for Education, 5 May 2024
JOURNALIST: Minister, the Coalition is calling for universities to break up pro-Palestinian encampments on campus or face fines. Would you support doing that, or universities taking further action about those? CLARE: There’s always going to be protests in a democracy. There’ll always be protests at universities. There’ll always be protests anywhere in a democracy. What there’s no…
Statement by the Australian Council of Trade Unions on Gaza, 22 April 2024
The Australian Union movement is a movement of peace and respect for all races and nationalities. We oppose war, racism, and oppression. We act in solidarity. The Australian Union movement is horrified by the escalating violence and death toll of civilians in Gaza. The ACTU reiterates its statements and resolution of 19 October 2023 and…