Thank you, Yossi, and can I say how glad I am to be here in Melbourne as a guest of the Zionist Federation of Australia to address you, the leaders of the Australian Jewish community, as part of your first biennial conference since the pandemic. I acknowledge Israeli Ambassador, Amir Maimon, Zionist Federation of Australia…
Mr KHALIL (Wills) (16:49): Notwithstanding the last speaker, the previous speakers in the opposition have not been able to acknowledge, or won’t admit to, three things about this MPI. No. 1: they won’t acknowledge that the government’s policy is actually a reaffirmation of the longstanding bipartisan policy of successive Australian governments that has been in…
Mr BURNS (Macnamara) (16:39): I’ll begin my remarks by talking about my grandfather, who was in Israel at its early inception in 1948 and then lived on a kibbutz with my grandmother in the 1950s. They were one of the first generations of people who were trying to turn a barren desert into a country.…
Dr ALY (Cowan—Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth) (16:19): May I start by reiterating the disappointment that the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs expressed in having to speak to this MPI today. But I also stand to speak on this out of a sense of duty, if I may say so. The…
Mr WATTS: We’re not talking about a fringe view from the Labor Party here; we are talking about a considered position of like-minded nations and of all major Australian parties since 1948. Let’s be very clear and reiterate that: it’s the position of 70 years of successive Australian governments that there can be no lasting…
It’s a pleasure and a privilege to be here with you – as we together celebrate the 74th anniversary of the State of Israel. I acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional owners of this land, paying my respect to elders past and present. Premier Dominic Perrotett, His Excellency Mr Amir Maimon, Ambassador of the…
Jillian Segal: Welcome to this absolutely special opportunity to hear from Anthony Albanese who is with us today on the screen. Anthony we are absolutely delighted that you have accepted the ECAJ invitation to meet with community leaders around the country. And although Peter and I actually met with you a couple of weeks ago,…
I would like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional custodians of the land on which we gather and pay my respects to their Elders – past, present and emerging. I want to also take a moment to pay my respects to those lost in the tragic events at Lag Baomer last week. We stand with…
Senator WONG: I express my regret that the Greens felt, in relation to a motion commemorating such an honourable and decent man, the need to make a political statement such as was just made. We all have views about the foreign policy issues to which the Senator adverted. I think there is support across the chamber…
Mr SHARMA (Wentworth) (11:19): I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) 4 November 2020 marks 25 years since Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated at an anti-violence rally in support of the Oslo peace process; (b) a condolence motion for Prime Minister Rabin was moved in this House on 23 November 1995…