Australia wants it both ways on Palestine statehood

For years, the workers’ government insisted that the Palestinian state could only come “at the end of the peace process with Israel. This week, Prime Minister Anthony announced that the Albanian and Foreign Minister Penny Wong was a sudden change: time to recognize the Palestinian province, apparently now.

Readers editor Crystal Andrews and Political Editor Bernard Keane discusses what caused the Labor Government to change its position in Palestine. Will Australia go beyond symbolic gestures to give meaningful penalties to Israel? The sanctions are not entirely out of the table – but there is a reason we do not lead.

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To cut that Ciikey’s The new weekly Podcast brings you the Australian news, politics and unpaid analysis of its power. Readers Editor Crystal Andrews participated every week Crirase Journalists will discuss the biggest news story of the week.