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Advertised rents rose 5% in the first quarter of 2024 as the median rent hit a new record high. Follow the day’s news liveAlbanese on the discussion to recognise a Palestinian state: ‘This is about being a serious player’Anthony Albanese was asked to confirm if the government has a formal plan to recognise Palestinian statehood.We consistently have said that in the Middle East there needs to be a two-state solution… [Hamas] has no role to play in the Middle East, but justice for Palestinians – we know that there’s been this circle cycle of violence over a long period of time. My entire lifetime, this has been an issue… and we know that the solution is a two-state solution. And what the world is doing is engaging in discussions about how that might work out.No, this is about being a serious player, about real solutions to the Middle East conflict, that’s what this is about. Looking beyond the current conflict and engaging as we have been doing.So, with our partners – and if you look at the position of President [Joe] Biden and the British foreign secretary [David] Cameron, who was recently in Australia… has said very similar things.Well, it’s about increasing our defence capability, and that’s in Australia’s national interest. And we’ve said with China that will cooperate where we can, we’ll disagree where we must, but we’ll always engage in a constructive manner. And that’s what we’re continuing to do. Continue reading...
Advertised rents rose 5% in the first quarter of 2024 as the median rent hit a new record high. Follow the day’s news live
Albanese on the discussion to recognise a Palestinian state: ‘This is about being a serious player’
Anthony Albanese was asked to confirm if the government has a formal plan to recognise Palestinian statehood.
We consistently have said that in the Middle East there needs to be a two-state solution… [Hamas] has no role to play in the Middle East, but justice for Palestinians – we know that there’s been this circle cycle of violence over a long period of time. My entire lifetime, this has been an issue… and we know that the solution is a two-state solution. And what the world is doing is engaging in discussions about how that might work out.
No, this is about being a serious player, about real solutions to the Middle East conflict, that’s what this is about. Looking beyond the current conflict and engaging as we have been doing.
So, with our partners – and if you look at the position of President [Joe] Biden and the British foreign secretary [David] Cameron, who was recently in Australia… has said very similar things.
Well, it’s about increasing our defence capability, and that’s in Australia’s national interest. And we’ve said with China that will cooperate where we can, we’ll disagree where we must, but we’ll always engage in a constructive manner. And that’s what we’re continuing to do. Continue reading...
