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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Basford Canales and Paul Karp

Albanese government accused of ‘deep division’ and ‘confusion’ over Israel-Hamas conflict stance

Composite of: Penny Wong, Anthony Albanese and Ed Husic
Penny Wong, Anthony Albanese and Ed Husic. Husic, the science minister, has been joined by Anne Aly and other Labor MPs in speaking out on the government’s official position on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Composite: AAP/Lukas Coch/Joel Carrett

Sussan Ley has accused the Albanese government of “deep division” and “confusion” over its official stance toward the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

The science minister, Ed Husic, said on Thursday morning he was concerned Palestinians were being “collectively punished for Hamas’s barbarism” in the besieged Gaza Strip, with the death toll rising to more than 3,000.

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