Jul 21, 2026 – 4.21pmForeign Minister Penny Wong has restated the government’s view that Iranian-backed terrorist group Hamas should disarm as part of a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, but her left faction is fighting moves to include the condition in the Labor Party’s policy platform.A day after the Israeli government criticised the language in Labor’s draft policy platform as overtly biased, Wong re-emphasised the position on Hamas while announcing $15 million in funding to help rebuild Gaza and the institutional foundations to enable Palestinians to govern themselves.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Wong backs Hamas disarmament but Labor faction digs in over policy
Penny Wong has restated the government’s view that Iranian-backed terrorist group Hamas should disarm. But it’s absent from the Labor Party platform.
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