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Meeting between Hon. Anthony Albanese MHR, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Australian Labor Party and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), 13 June 2021.

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,…

Speech by the Hon. James Merlino MLA, Acting Premier of Victoria, Israel Independence Day reception, Melbourne, 4 May 2021

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…

25th Anniversary of the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Senator Hon. Penny Wong, Parliament of Australia, 3 December 2020

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…

25th Anniversary of the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Hon. Mark Dreyfus MHR, Parliament of Australia, 9 November 2020

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…

25th Anniversary of the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Josh Burns MHR, Parliament of Australia, 9 November 2020

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 by the Prime Minister, Mr Keating,…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Mike Kelly MHR, 20 February 2019

This motion really should be about celebrating a wonderful history of bipartisanship in this country, and I acknowledge the efforts of the member for Kooyong in forging that bipartisanship aspect and relationship across the chambers in the years that he’s been in this House. But every now and again we do see some attempts to…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Milton Dick MHR, 20 February 2019

I rise to speak on the 70th anniversary of Australia’s formal diplomatic relationship with the State of Israel. I’m very honoured to be able to address the parliament in a very important discussion in this parliament, which is also a discussion which has been held with speakers from both sides of the parliament. I follow…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Hon. Michael Danby MHR, 20 February 2019

What a momentous 70 years it’s been, particularly with the Australia- Israel relationship. As the Leader of the Opposition noted yesterday, it was the first foreign policy decision of Australia in the post World War II world where Australia struck out independently from Britain in foreign policy. Of course, the British abstained on the partition…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Mike Freelander MHR, 20 February 2019

I rise today, as my colleagues before me on both sides of the House have, to speak on this motion to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Israeli-Australian diplomatic relationship. I do so as a proud member of the Australian Jewish community and with the full gravity of the significance of being one of the…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Hon Richard Marles MHR, 20 February 2019

It is an honour for me to be able to stand up here and make my contribution in this formal recognition of the 70th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship established between Australia and the State of Israel. In 1853, Louis Monash and his wife, Bertha Manasse, made the very momentous decision to emigrate from Prussia…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Maria Vamvakinou MHR, 20 February 2019

I’m pleased to be making a statement today on the 70th anniversary of Australia’s diplomatic relationship with Israel. I refer to the opposition leader’s speech in the parliament yesterday in which he referred to the personal connections that members of this House and Australians in general share with the people and nation of Israel. READ…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Hon. Bill Shorten MHR, Leader of the Opposition and Australian Labor Party, Parliament of Australia, 18 February 2019

I thank the Prime Minister for his words. I welcome the Ambassador and our friends from the Israeli embassy to the parliament. And I recognise that many members of this house, on both sides, share a special appreciation of this significant anniversary. READ THE FULL SPEECH HERE

Speech on a motion related to Israel & Palestine, Australian Labor Party National Conference, Senator Hon. Penny Wong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Adelaide, 18 December 2018

I move this motion – but the text is the work of many. I want to acknowledge that the conflict between Israel and Palestine is an issue of great importance to many in our Party. It is of great importance because Labor is a friend of Israel. I am a friend of Israel. It is…

Conference Calls On Labor To Recognise The State Of Palestine – ALP National Conference, Tony Burke MP, 18 December 2018

As Penny said, this resolution is the product of many more people than Penny and myself. I want to specifically acknowledge the consultation with Richard Marles and long standing work of Wendy Turner. In previous conferences we have had resolutions that went forever. Every possible view and recent event would find its way into the…

Address to the Zionist Federation of Australia by Hon. Richard Marles MHR, Shadow Minister for Defence, 11 November 2018

I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their elders past and present. “The Australian Jewish community has been a powerhouse of great Australians”. In 1853 Louis Monash and his wife Bertha Manasse made the momentous decision to emigrate from Prussia…

Speech by Hon. Mark Dreyfus MHR, Parliament of Australia, 22 May 2017

Australia’s support for Israel is deep and enduring. It is founded in our shared values as democratic nations and is a bond of true friendship. It is a friendship that goes back to the founding of modern Israel, when Labor’s Doc Evatt helped introduce UN resolution 181, and to when, under Labor Prime Minister Ben…

Condolence Motion in honour of Shimon Peres, Senator Penny Wong, Parliament of Australia, 10 October 2016

On behalf of the opposition, I rise to support this condolence motion, to express Labor’s deep sadness at the passing of Shimon Peres, and to join with the government in expressing, as Senator Brandis has, our sadness at his passing. Shimon Peres was a former President and Prime Minister of Israel and a former leader…

Address to the Zionist Federation of Australia by Hon. Bill Shorten MHR, Leader of the Opposition, 30 March 2014

It’s great to be here today. I’ve long been a supporter of Israel – and an admirer of its success and its many accomplishments. In 2012 I led a Ministerial delegation to Israel. I was keen to learn how it has made high-tech exports and entrepreneurialism its point of competitive advantage. I was curious, how…

Remarks at Honorary Citizenship Ceremony for Raoul Wallenberg, Hon. Julia Gillard MHR, Prime Minister of Australia, Canberra, 6 May 2013

[ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OMITTED] In the depths of the northern winter of 1945, Raoul Wallenberg disappeared. We do not know his fate, but it is thought he died later that year. By this time, the war was over, and the Jewish people saved by Wallenberg were counting the miracle of their survival and beginning to contemplate new…

Signing Of The London Declaration – Remarks At Meeting of Jewish Community Leaders by Hon. Julia Gillard MHR, Prime Minister of Australia, 23 April 2013

I am here to sign the London Declaration on Combating Anti- Semitism. And this is why: A synagogue vandalised in Brussels. An explosive device detonated at a Jewish community building in Sweden. A rabbi attacked in Berlin. Jewish graves desecrated in Prague. Four Jews shot and killed at a Jewish school in France. And even…

Speech to the United Nations General Assembly – “Practical progress towards realising those ideals in the world”, Hon. Julia Gillard MHR, Prime Minister of Australia, New York City, 26 September 2012

Mr. President, congratulations on your election. You now preside over a forum for every voice – an Assembly of all people and nations – for no country or bloc to dominate solely or lead as one alone – where small and medium sized countries are truly heard. Australia welcomes your election warmly. The story of…

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