Palestine

The envoy’s role will be to shore up social cohesion as communities remain divided over the Middle-East conflict.

West Australian Senator Fatima Payman has announced she has quit Labor following her move to cross the floor in voting in favour of a Palestinian state.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called on those involved to ‘dial it down.’ Deputy Victorian Liberal Leader David Southwick said the attack was ‘unacceptable.’

Another $10 million in humanitarian assistance for Gaza has recently been announced by the Australian government.

The two members of Katter’s Australian Party walked up to pro-Palestine protestors in March holding up a sign that read, ‘Condemn Hamas.’

The individual was wearing a dark coloured hoodie with their face hidden, police CCTV footage shows.

Photos of stickers stating ‘if you are not with Palestine you are a psychopath’ at the university—a separate matter—were also shared in Senate Estimates.

This came after Independent MP Sophie Scamps raised concerns the conflict is ‘impacting social cohesion’ in Australia.

Meanwhile, a Greens motion to suspend standing orders to recognise a Palestine state was defeated in Parliament by Labor and the Coalition.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has condemned as Israeli strike in Rafah which led to an ‘unexpected’ fire and civilian deaths.

ANU said it has provided options for protests to continue in ways that are respectful and safe.

Politicians from both sides of politics have expressed concern. Victorian Police put out an appeal for witnesses on May 27.

Two 53-year-old men have been charged with one count each of alleged unregulated high-risk activity.

The students camping inside a learning building at the University of Melbourne are refusing to leave and organised a movie night and dinner on May 21.

In response, the protestors have issued a call for more people to join the rally.

The students will hold a rally on May 20, and claim the request to disband the camp is an ‘attack on freedom of speech.’

Student activists have set up encampments across Australia’s major universities in solidarity with the US movement supporting Palestine.

Her words clash directly with recent remarks by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who has criticised the phrase, ‘from the river to the sea.’