That the House of Representatives: (1) reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of Hamas’ terror attacks on Israel which took place on 7 October 2023, in which more than 1,200 innocent Israelis were killed, the largest loss of Jewish life on any single day since the Holocaust; (2) recognises that hundreds more innocent people were subjected to…
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Hon Penny Wong, New York, 28 September 2024 President, friends – Steeled by the horror of the most catastrophic conflict in history, humanity forged our United Nations. Its purpose often defined not as taking us to heaven, but saving us from hell. Yet we convene this week with so…
The Australian National University has refused to adopt a contentious definition of antisemitism used by other tertiary institutions after receiving internal advice that it risked reducing academic freedom. The deliberations contributing to the university’s stance, taken months before the outbreak of the Gaza conflict, were revealed in confidential documents as the government this week announced…
There is no place for racism, prejudice or hate in Australia. That’s why the Albanese Government has just announced Jillian Segal AO as Special Envoy to combat Antisemitism, and we’ll soon be announcing a Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia. pic.twitter.com/Pu3CHbkAhH — Andrew Giles MP (@andrewjgiles) July 9, 2024
Just after 3.20am on Wednesday, six people wearing black masks turned up outside my electorate office in St Kilda. They brought red paint in spray cans and fire hydrants, and hammers and kerosene. They inspected two small underground electrical channels before they poured kerosene into them, smashed the windows of our office with their hammers,…
A union leader has complained that ACTU officials quashed debate over Gaza by waving through criticism of Israel but sending off calls for Hamas to release its hostages to be decided behind closed doors. Australian Services Union tax officers’ division secretary and Left-aligned official, Jeff Lapidos, attacked the ACTU policy endorsed at the peak body…
Support for a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians based on the principle of two States for two peoples in accordance with resolutions 242 and 338 of the UN Security Council, including the following measures: an immediate and lasting ceasefire between Israel and all Palestinian factions, as a prelude to a permanent peace…
Electorate office of Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MHR, 31 May 2024 Electorate office of the Hon Bill Shorten MHR, 31 May 2024
