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Australia to Recognize State of Palestine at UN General Assembly
- On August 13, 2025, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia's official recognition of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly this month.
- This decision aligns with Australia’s consistent cross-party endorsement of a two-state solution and comes in the wake of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attacks, which resulted in 1,200 fatalities.
- Albanese emphasized that Hamas will have no role in any future Palestinian state, stating, "We exclude terrorists, we exclude Hamas," and condemned Hamas's violence.
- Hamas welcomed the recognition, with co-founder Hassan Yousef calling it "an important step towards achieving justice," while Opposition Leader Sussan Ley urged reversing the decision.
- The recognition sparked sharp domestic controversy and international attention amid ongoing humanitarian crises in Gaza and calls for aid access and hostage releases.
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