Labor MP Ed Husic’s Gaza motion shut down as party powerbrokers step in
Labor MP Ed Husic's attempt to force a parliamentary debate on the conflict in Gaza was blocked by party leadership. Factional powerbrokers intervened to prevent the motion, which included controversial language regarding apartheid and the Israel Defence Forces.
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The incident highlights internal party tensions regarding foreign policy and the challenges of maintaining party unity on sensitive geopolitical issues.
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Share A A A Rebel MP Ed Husic says Labor’s determination to avoid public policy stoushes will push voters to One Nation, after the party killed off his attempt to force debate about the conflict in Gaza.
In a move which frustrated Husic’s colleagues, the former minister defied Prime Minister Anthony Albanese by pushing a change to the party’s platform at its national conference on Saturday.
Ed Husic speaks to the media on Saturday. Dominic Lorrimer Husic’s motion went well beyond the government’s policies, using the term “apartheid” and cracking down on dual nationals serving in the Israel Defence Forces.
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