Australia's Parliament resumed for the first time since the Labor Party's historic majority win, but proceedings were 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 strong condemnations of Israel's actions and called for an immediate end to the Gaza conflict. Tensions ran high as security removed protesters from the building, and Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi staged a silent protest in the Senate.
The events highlight growing public and political pressure on the Australian government to take a firmer stance against Israel.
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