Australia's Parliament resumed for the first time since the Labor Party's historic majority win, but the session was overshadowed by widespread pro-Palestinian protests both inside and outside Parliament House.
Demonstrators and several lawmakers, including Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi, called for sanctions against Israel over its actions in Gaza, leading to Faruqi's sanction by the Senate for her protest. The Albanese government joined over two dozen countries in condemning Israel's conduct in Gaza and called for an immediate end to the conflict, though activists and some MPs criticized the government for not going far enough. The protests disrupted formal proceedings and highlighted deep divisions within Australian politics and society over the Gaza war.
The events signal growing public and political pressure on the government to take a stronger stance on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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