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 over its actions in Gaza, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned as 'completely indefensible.' The Senate sanctioned Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi for her protest during the opening session, highlighting deep divisions within the government over the issue. Australia joined over two dozen countries in condemning Israel's aid model and urging an end to the Gaza war.
The protests and political fallout signal growing public and political pressure on the Albanese government to take stronger action regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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