Key Points Eurovision is an annual song competition featuring artists from mainly European countries. Israel first became eligible for Eurovision in 1957 and made its debut in 1973. It has since won four times. Protesters are calling for Israel to be excluded from the 2024 competition due to its military campaign in Gaza. More than […]
Read MoreAustralia one of 143 countries to support Palestinian bid for full UN membership
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favour of a resolution recognising Palestinians as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council reconsider the matter. Australia and 142 other members of the General Assembly voted in favour of the resolution, while nine — including the US and Israel — voted against it. Twenty-five members […]
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war: UN’s grim Gaza forecast as aid halted
UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned that Gaza risked an “epic humanitarian disaster” as Israeli military operations around its far-southern city of Rafah effectively halted aid operations. Earlier this week, Israeli ground troops seized eastern areas of the city, including the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, but they have […]
Read MoreAustralia supports push to admit Palestine as full United Nations member
Australia has supported Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the United Nations, splitting with our closest allies and defying the warnings of Israeli leaders in a historic vote. The UN General Assembly on Friday (local time) overwhelmingly backed a resolution that gives Palestine new rights to participate in the body and pushes the […]
Read MoreAustralia joins 142 nations in backing Palestinian statehood in UN vote
Australia has joined 142 other countries in backing Palestinian statehood in a high-profile United Nations vote, breaking with some of its closest security partners and infuriating Israel. The United Nations General Assembly resolution, which passed overwhelmingly overnight on Friday, declared that “the State of Palestine is qualified for membership in the United Nations” under its […]
Read More‘Only path to peace’: minister backs two-state solution
Australia’s support for a two-state solution in the Middle East has been reaffirmed by the foreign minister, who discussed Palestinian statehood with her German counterpart during talks. Penny Wong said Australia and Germany shared concerns about the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and she had a discussion with Annalena Baerbock in Adelaide about the issue of […]
Read More‘Tone deaf’: Port Arthur survivor criticises Peter Dutton’s comparison of pro-Palestine protest to massacre
Tasmanians say opposition leader’s ‘cheap political shots’ undermine the healing process for those still heavily impacted by the event Peter Dutton’s comments comparing the 1996 mass murder of 35 people at Port Arthur to a pro-Palestine protest at the Sydney Opera House have been labelled “tone deaf” by a man who survived the horrific mass […]
Read MorePM AND HIS MINISTER SEEK TO APPEASE ENEMY WITHIN
Since October 7 last year, the Albanese Labor government has abandoned Israel, endangered the Australian Jewish population, empowered radical Islamists and diminished our national values in a way that imperils our future. We will pay a price for this weakness; it may not be immediate but it is unavoidable, and it will not be any […]
Read MoreCanada, Australia, New Zealand say they’re ‘gravely concerned’ about Rafah operation
The prime ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand have issued a joint statement saying a “humanitarian ceasefire is urgently needed” in Gaza and that they are “gravely concerned” about looming Israeli military operations in Rafah. “A military operation into Rafah would be catastrophic. About 1.5 million Palestinians are taking refuge in the area, including […]
Read More‘Unjustifiable’: Penny Wong strengthens message to Israel amid Rafah invasion
Penny Wong has made one of her strongest statements yet on the ongoing war in Gaza, declaring a planned Israeli ground offensive in Rafah would be “unjustifiable” and urged the Jewish state to “not go down this path”. “The world is watching,” the Foreign Minister warned Israel in a statement to the foreign affairs senate […]
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