Statement on the Assassination of Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza
11 August 2025: Free Palestine Melbourne fiercely condemns the deliberate and cold-blooded assassination of five Al Jazeera journalists by the terrorist Israeli occupation forces.
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FPM press releases
Statement on Israel’s Approval of Full Occupation of Gaza and the Escalation of Genocide
9 August 2025 – Free Palestine Melbourne expresses its unwavering solidarity with the courageous people of Gaza. We salute their steadfastness in the face of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and starvation at the hands of the terrorist Israeli regime.
Statement on the Freedom Flotilla and the Safety of Australian Citizen Robert Martin
17 July 2025: Free Palestine Melbourne is deeply concerned by the Australian government’s silence regarding the Freedom Flotilla vessel Handala, carrying desperately needed humanitarian supplies to the besieged, brutalised people of the Gaza Strip.
Statement: On the Antisemitism Report and the Prime Minister’s Response
10 July 2025: We are deeply alarmed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s embrace of recommendations that would see public funding withheld from universities, media organisations, and arts institutions unless they adopt a deeply contested definition of antisemitism—one that dangerously conflates criticism of Israel with hatred of Jews.
Statement: FPM condemns attack on the East Melbourne Synagogue
8 July 2025: Free Palestine Melbourne condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on the East Melbourne Synagogue.
Media Release: Melbourne Man Joins Flotilla to Break the Siege of Gaza
7 July 2025: Rob Martin, a retired businessman from Clyde North, will fly to Italy tomorrow to join the international campaign to break Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip.
FPM Statement: Condemnation of Israeli military strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran
13 June 2025: Free Palestine Melbourne strongly condemns the recent military strikes carried out by the Israeli occupation against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which resulted in the killing of civilians, including women and children, and targeted both civilian and strategic sites.
Media Release: Australian Government Must Respond to Abduction of Gaza-Bound Aid Workers by Israel
9 June 2025: Free Palestine Melbourne condemns the Israeli military’s unlawful interception and abduction of international volunteers aboard the Madleen, a civilian aid vessel operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The ship was in international waters, en route to deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid to Gaza, when it was stormed by Israeli forces and diverted to Israel.
Statement: On the media narrative linking the Greens’ electoral losses to their stance on Palestine
10 May 2025: In recent days, we’ve seen a wave of commentary linking the Greens’ electoral losses to their principled support for Palestinian human rights and pro-Palestine rallies. This narrative is not only inaccurate—it is irresponsible.
Media Release: Wills Candidates and Community Leaders Forum
On Tuesday 15th April, 6:30pm, Free Palestine Melbourne and Muslim Votes Matter are hosting a joint Justice at the Ballot Box forum of political candidates and community leaders at Schoolhouse Studios in Coburg.