It’s time.
“It’s time to take our country back. It’s time to defend our way of life. It’s time to defend our culture. Stop mass immigration now,” the organisers said.
The Albanese Government’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood is impulsive, irrational and ill-timed.
Hamas’ barbarism on 7 October 2023 single-handedly set back the goal of a two-state solution.
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The leaders of Hamas said they would repeat similar attacks until Israel is exterminated.
Until Hamas is defeated, a two-state solution isn’t even conceivable and there can be no peaceful future for the people of Gaza.
Let’s also not forget historical facts:
In 2005, Israel withdrew entirely from the Gaza strip, handing it over to the Palestinian Authority and had to relocate Jewish families in the process.
In 2006, Hamas was elected to power.
In 2007, Hamas seized control of Gaza.
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For the next 16 years, Hamas squandered the opportunity to support the Palestinian people and work towards a two-state solution. Gaza could have become a Singapore of the Middle East.
Instead, Hamas used billions in international aid to amass weapons and build a vast underground tunnel network to wage terrorism against Israel and the Jewish people.
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If the Albanese Government truly believes in a better life for Palestinians and a two-state solution, it would lend its full support to Israel’s military response to rid the world of a death cult.
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But in moving to prematurely recognise Palestinian statehood, the Albanese Government has endorsed Hamas’ use of terrorism to achieve political ends.
And all this while Hamas continues to hold hostages.
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This Labor Government has lost its moral compass. And its disgraceful decision today shows, yet again, how it is willing to use foreign policy to grandstand to a domestic political audience.
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Australia should stand firmly with Israel, tighten sanctions on Iran and its proxies, and make it clear that Palestinian statehood will only be considered when Hamas is dismantled and the Palestinian leadership recognises Israel’s right to exist.


