Elizabeth Watson-Brown (Ryan, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to speak on the US's illegal war in Iran. Who wins from this latest illegal US led war in the Middle East? It's not the people of Australia. What do the people of Australia get out of this? Spiking oil prices and, with them, an increased cost on everything, an increased risk of terror attacks, global destabilisation and further forced migration impacting our whole region.

Why are Labor and the Liberals so impatient to throw their support behind Trump and Netanyahu? It's not for the people of the Middle East, who get further destabilisation, further bloodshed and further radicalisation. Let's remember that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan produced decades of instability, ISIS and the return of the Taliban. This is how disconnected from reality, how spineless and how unthinking our political establishment has become.

If I know one thing about Australians, it's that they want to live peaceful and comfortable lives. It's increasingly clear to me that Australia lining up in support of wars of aggression damages everyone's chance at that life—everyone except a tiny few, that is. Corporate profits soared under Russia's invasion of Ukraine and created massive inflation spikes. Watch this space. When do we stand up and say 'no' not just for the people overseas but for our own lives too?