Category Archives: Speeches

Palestine, Speech to the Senate, Parliament of Australia, Senator Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 8 September 2026

For years, Australia has worked with international partners to build momentum for peace and to keep a two-state solution alive. The Netanyahu government’s actions in the West Bank, the rapid expansion of settlements, the proposed E1 settlement development and flagrant settler violence are extinguishing the possibility of a two-state solution. A two-state solution is the…

An Afternoon of Light and Solidarity – Speech by the Victorian Premier, the Hon Jacinta Allan MP

An Afternoon of Light and Solidarity – Address by H.E Isaac Herzog, President of Israel

An Evening of Light and Solidarity – Speech by the NSW Premier, the Hon Chris Minns MP

2025 ZFA Plenary – Speech by the Hon Mark Butler MP

The Hawke lecture given by Senator Hon. Penny Wong, Foreign Minister of Australia, Adelaide, 9 December 2024

We gather on the traditional lands of the Kaurna people. I respect their spiritual relationship with their Country. I also acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region, and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today. First Nations people were this continent’s…

Speech to the ANU National Security College “Securing our Future”, Senator Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 09 April 2024

Thank you, Vice Chancellor Bell, for hosting us this evening, and to Chelsea our MC. Rory, thank you for your introduction. I too acknowledge the traditional owners, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples of the Canberra region, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. I would like to acknowledge my parliamentary colleagues, including the…

Hamas attack on Israel, Speech to the Senate, Parliament of Australia, by Senator Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 16 October 2023

President – The Senate must condemn these acts of evil perpetrated by a hateful group bent on the destruction of the State of Israel and the eradication of Jews. This was an assault on Israel, on the Jewish people. But also an attack on our collective humanity. We unequivocally condemn these attacks, and we call…