Australia's Parliament resumed for the first time since the Labor Party's historic majority win, but the session was overshadowed by large-scale pro-Palestinian protests both inside and outside Parliament House.
Demonstrators and several lawmakers demanded the government impose sanctions on Israel in response to the rising Palestinian death toll in Gaza. The Albanese government, along with over two dozen allies, issued a strong condemnation of Israel's actions and called for an immediate end to the Gaza conflict and unrestricted humanitarian aid. The protests led to heightened security, detentions, and interruptions of parliamentary proceedings, signaling growing public and political pressure on the government to take a firmer stance.
The events highlight deepening divisions and urgency around Australia's foreign policy on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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