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Natasha May and Josh Taylor and Emily Wind (earlier)

PM says Dutton playing politics on Israel-Hamas war response – as it happened

Labor Australia Sydney Alan Joyce Bridget McKenzie Penny Wong Palestine Catherine King Fahad Ali Jonathan OBrien
Anthony Albanese at Uluru
Anthony Albanese says Peter Dutton is attempting to ‘politicise every issue’ following the opposition leader’s call to convene a national security committee over the Israel-Hamas war. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

What we learned: Tuesday 10 October

Before we close the blog for today, let’s recap the big headlines:

  • The Australian government called for “the immediate and unconditional release of all those taken hostage” by Hamas after its attacks against Israel.

  • Indigenous affairs minister Linda Burney refused to discuss a path forward for Indigenous progress in the event of Saturday’s voice referendum failing, saying that regardless of the outcome there will still be disadvantage for Indigenous Australians on Sunday.

  • Forty Australian MPs and senators signed a statement declaring that the state of Israel “has an unimpeachable right to exist, and to defend itself”.

  • Hamas supporters in Australia “could be committing a crime,” home affairs minister Clare O’Neil warned.

  • Independent Wentworth MP Allegra Spender labelled last night’s pro-Palestine rally in Sydney as “abhorrent” and is seeking an “urgent explanation” of how it was “allowed to happen”.

  • AEC commissioner Tom Rogers urged respect at referendum polling booths.

  • NSW premier Chris Minns said scenes from last night’s pro-Palestine rally in Sydney were “completely abhorrent”.

  • NSW Police said an operation to identify and charge offenders at pro-Palestine rally was underway.

  • The ACCC granted go ahead for the $18.7bn acquisition of Origin by the Canadian global transition fund Brookfield and LNG group MidOcean Energy, according to a statement this morning.

  • Opposition leader Peter Dutton called for a formal National Security Committee meeting over Israel.

  • Minister for foreign affairs Penny Wong said Hamas attacks in Israel set back hopes for two-state solution.

  • Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie rebuffed criticisms from Labor labelling the recent Senate inquiry into a federal decision against granting Qatar the chance to run extra flights to major cities a “political stunt”.

  • The Palestine Action Group, who organised last night’s rally in Sydney, published a statement condemning antisemitic attendees and claiming that they will “not bow to pressure from parliamentarians to end our mobilisations.”

  • The prime minister, Anthony Albanese said Liberal and Greens criticism of response to Israel-Hamas war was “political.”

Thanks for reading, we will be back tomorrow morning.

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Pro-Palestinian rally taking place in Melbourne this evening

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