Foreign Minister Penny Wong insists there has been "no change" to Australia's decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, despite the policy disappearing from her department's website.
Labor had long vowed to reverse the move, made under the Morrison government in late 2018, if elected to office.
Labor had long vowed to reverse the move if elected to office, and in recent days the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has without fanfare deleted online references to the decision.
Until recently the DFAT website had formally declared that: "Consistent with this longstanding policy, in December 2018 Australia recognised West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, being the seat of the Knesset (the Israeli parliament) and many of the institutions of the Israeli government.
"Australia looks forward to moving its embassy to West Jerusalem when practical, in support of and after the final status determination of, a two-state solution," the DFAT website previously noted.
A spokesperson for Foreign Minister Penny Wong said: "The Australian government continues to consider the final status of Jerusalem as a matter to be resolved as part of any peace negotiations."
"Australia remains a longstanding friend and strong supporter of Israel," the spokesperson added.
But overnight, an additional statement from Senator Wong provided to the ABC added: "The former government made the decision to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
"No decision to change that has been made by the government."
Labor minister Jason Clare said no decision had been made because cabinet had not considered the issue as yet.
A spokesperson for Mr Morrison suggested any move to reverse the 2018 decision would be "disappointing".
Many nations believe an Israeli capital in West Jerusalem and Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem would be the logical result of a two-state solution, but the prospect of such an agreement has recently faded.
