Labor must celebrate diverse and dissenting voices if it wants to represent them, Fatima Payman says, as party figures backgrounding against her citizenship angered a fellow crossbencher.
"Senior Labor figures" quoted in The...
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called on Israel to accept a US-led peace proposal that would lead to a humanitarian ceasefire and release of hostages by Hamas.
Several CW letter writers have called on me to make good on my earlier comments that I would put forward a suggested solution to the constant strife between Israel and the Palestinians. Here goes!
First, everyone should be under no illusion about a few basic facts.
Anthony Albanese wants to speak with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu after an Australian aid worker was killed in Gaza, leaving the nation "outraged".
Political pressure on the Albanese Government is growing as more politicians have demanded a permanent ceasefire and Australian diplomatic recognition of the state of Palestine.
Israel's military says it has resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire with Hamas expired, blaming the militant group for breaking it.
Health officials in Gaza say an Israeli air strike has killed hundreds of Palestinians at Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital, crammed with patients and displaced people.
Pro-Palestine rallies will go ahead in Canberra, Perth and Brisbane on Friday, and more will take place in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide over the weekend.
The federal government says hundreds of Australians are about to get on a flight out of Israel, which is preparing for a ground offensive against Hamas.
