Topics: Israel conflict; 07:55AM AEDT 17 October 2023 Simon Birmingham: We continue to see a deeply troubling situation unfolding in the Middle East. We should never forget the cause of these troubles, and the cause of the enormous humanitarian challenges that are unfolding. That is that Hamas is the cause of the loss of life in…
Topics: Israel conflict; Rafah border crossing; Voice referendum; 07:45AM AEDT 17 October 2023 Patricia Karvelas: Scenes out of Israel and Palestine have been devastating. Thousands of lives lost. Tens of thousands more injured. People displaced. People under threat. People grieving. There are growing calls from the West for Israel to show restraint as Gaza quickly runs…
Topics: Israel conflict; Rafah border crossing; Greens/Teal motion; 07:35AM AEDT 17 October 2023 Peter Stefanovic: Let’s go to Canberra now. Joining us live is the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon good to see you. Thanks for your time this morning. We’ll start with this statement by Penny Wong late last night on X,…