Palestine

Penny Wong says her position is to always believe women, and she has backed activist claims they were sexually assaulted by Israeli soldiers.

Just-resigned Adelaide Writers Week director Louise Adler calls the cancellation of the event ‘no surprise’. So what went wrong?

Several writers and organisations have pulled out of Adelaide Writers’ Week after the event’s organisers dropped Palestinian-Australian author.

Families have been reunited in emotional scenes following a breakthrough Gaza ceasefire deal that has seen hostages and prisoners released. 

A threat from Independent senator Lidia Thorpe to “burn down” Parliament House in solidarity with Palestine has received widespread backlash.

Sussan Ley has written to Republicans to inform them that a Coalition government would revoke Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state. 

Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s new book ‘Discipline’ explores the cost of academic and media silence towards the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan publicly urges US first lady, Melania Trump to speak against the deaths of Palestinian children.

Across Australia pro-Palestine protesters took to the streets in some of the largest demonstrations in national history. 

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has signed a statement with 20 other nations to condemn Israel’s plans for Palestine’s West Bank.

Irish novelist Sally Rooney pledged support to Palestine Action, with the UK government warning it’s “an offence under the Terrorism Act”. 

While international journalists continue to be locked out of Gaza, it is up to Palestinian journalists to be the voice of a starving people.