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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Butler

What conditions has Australia put on recognition of a Palestinian state – and what will happen if they are not met?

Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong and prime minister Anthony Albanese announce Australia will recognise a Palestinian state
Penny Wong and Anthony Albanese announce Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the upcoming UN general assembly. Photograph: Hilary Wardhaugh/AFP/Getty Images

The Australian government has pledged to recognise a Palestinian state.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says the decision is “predicated” on commitments from the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Mahmoud Abbas, who has said his group will undergo critical governance reforms, and that a future state will have no room for members of the terrorist group Hamas.

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