The Australian House of Representatives voted 80-5 against a motion from the Greens to recognize a Palestinian state. Labor and the Coalition opposed the recognition, with only independent Andrew Wilkie supporting it. Five crossbenchers voted no, while others abstained from the motion.
Some common sense Down Under, with #Australian Parliament overwhelmingly (80-5) voting *against* recognizing Palestinian state. #AUSPOL https://t.co/gDECKRO4UO
In a parliamentary session on Wednesday, a bid supported by the Greens to acknowledge Palestine as a state failed, with the motion defeated by an overwhelming margin of 80 votes to five. https://t.co/5oM3q9LUOE
The Albanese Government has accused the Greens of trying to exploit the war in Israel for votes after the party's motion calling on the House of Representatives to “recognise the state of Palestine” failed spectacularly. https://t.co/614hYdXDGM
A motion for the House of Representatives to "recognise the State of Palestine" was voted down 80 votes to five. https://t.co/0I2Qm7DogH
🚨 MORE: Five crossbenchers − Broadbent, Daniel, Katter (KAP), Spender and Gee − voted no to recognising a Palestinian state The rest − Chaney, Haines, Le (DLFCN), Scamps, Sharkie (CA), Steggall, Tink and Ryan − abstained from the motion #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/VilJO3NMpo
#BREAKING 🚨 The House of Representatives has voted 5-80 against a motion from the Greens to recognise a Palestinian state Only independent Andrew Wilkie voted with the Greens, with Labor and the Coalition voting against recognition #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/oGueSWuudl
Labor just voted against recognising the State of Palestine. They joined Peter Dutton, instead of the 146 other countries who have taken this crucial step for justice. None of us will forget Labor’s complicity and cowardice in the face of genocide. https://t.co/hLGKfo2JK0
Greens will today move in the House of Representatives to recognise a Palestinian state | #6NewsAU