Australia will recognize Palestinian state – PM Albanese

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference in Canberra on August 11, 2025. Agence France-Presse

SYDNEY — Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday.

“Until Israeli and Palestinian statehood is permanent, peace can only be temporary,” he told reporters.

“Australia will recognize the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own.”

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Several countries, including France, Britian and Canada, have announced plans to recognize statehood for Palestinians since Israel launched a bombardment of Gaza nearly two years ago in response to the Hamas attacks.

Albanese added that he had received assurances from the Palestinian Authority that there would be “no role for the terrorists of Hamas in any future Palestinian state”.

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“There is a moment of opportunity here, and Australia will work with the international community to seize it,” he said. /dl