Palestinian statehood vote at Victorian Labor conference heaps more pressure on PM

A handful of members staged a silent protest against deputy PM Richard Marles at the Victorian party’s conference, holding up images of Palestinian flags on their devices. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

Victorian Labor members have voted to immediately recognise Palestine, heaping further pressure on the Albanese government to join Canada, France and the UK in their push for a sovereign state.

Rank and file members at Labor’s state conference on Saturday also carried an urgent resolution to review the Aukus submarine deal. However, the wording of the motion was watered down before the vote.