Senate debates

Monday, 1 July 2024

Questions without Notice

Middle East

2:21 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) | Hansard source

As I said, on this side of the chamber, we have adopted the strongest support for Palestinian statehood in Australia's history.

An honourable senator interjecting—

Yes, we have. The difference between our party, the Greens and those opposite is that, unlike those opposite, we don't try to wake up every morning figuring out how to stand in the way of change, and, unlike the Greens, we don't think that asserting moral superiority and condemning others delivers anything other than self-satisfaction. That's our view. The reality is that this is a catastrophic conflict. You have seen us diplomatically make a range of decisions, including voting for— (Time expired)

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