Albanese sharpens criticism of the Israeli government
Albanese says Israel is 'quite clearly' breaching international law by withholding aid from civilians in the territory, however the PM also says he has no immediate plans to recognise a Palestinian state, something which France has done in recent days.
Meanwhile, Barnaby Joyce is talking about abandoning Net Zero again…
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