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Address by Hon. Tim Watts MHR, Australian Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Zionist Federation of Australia Biennial Conference, Melbourne, 30 October 2022

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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…

Decision by the Government of Australia to withdraw recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Peter Khalil MHR, Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Parliament of Australia, 25 October 2022

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…

Decision by the Government of Australia to withdraw recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Josh Burns MHR, Parliament of Australia, 25 October 2022

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.…

Decision by the Government of Australia to withdraw recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Hon. Dr Aly MHR, Australian Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth, Parliament of Australia, 25 October 2022

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…

Hon. Tim Watts MHR, Australian Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Parliament of Australia, 20 October 2022

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…

Speech by Chris Minns MLA, Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales at the Israel Independence Day event, Sydney, 10 May 2022

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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…

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,…

Senator AYRES (New South Wales), Speech delivered in the Parliament of Australia, 17 September 2019

National elections are taking place in Israel today. Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that if he is re-elected as Prime Minister he’ll move to annex the Jordan Valley and other territory in the West Bank, in what the UN has called the first step to applying Israeli sovereignty over all settlements and other areas in the…

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…