Summary
It is time to say farewell. Here is a very short summary of the day:
Warren Mundine will respect “a week of reflection” after referendum failure.
Deputy PM Richard Marles said he won’t cast “negative judgement” on Israel, and believes Israel is “acting within the rules of law”.
Former shadow minister for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser called the government to “recommit to closing the gap” post referendum.
Peaceful pro-Palestine rallies drew crowds of thousands across Melbourne and Sydney today, featuring speakers from Palestinian and Jewish communities.
Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong said the Australian government is planning “multiple flights” from Tel Aviv on Sunday for Australians who want to leave.
And that is all from us on the blog – thank you for joining us, and see you tomorrow.
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No arrests made at ‘largely peaceful’ pro-Palestine rally in Sydney, NSW police say
The New South Wales police have confirmed they did not enact extraordinary powers that would have permitted them to search protesters without reason and arrest and charge people who refuse to identify themselves at a pro-Palestine rally.
Assistant commissioner Tony Cooke said he ultimately did not consider it necessary to authorise the powers.
He described the gathering in Hyde Park as “largely peaceful” and confirmed the hundreds of police officers who were deployed did not make any arrests.
Asked if earlier talk of shutting down the protest and police’s plans to enact the special powers seemed like an overreaction in hindsight, Cooke said: “Absolutely not.”
He said:
And to be frank people have listened, so there were people in that crowd today who were providing the voice of reason to their own members of community, which is exactly what we would expect.
Police estimate 6,000 people attended the gathering in Hyde Park while another 10,000 people marched through Melbourne in support of Palestine.
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