Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has wished the Prime Minister safe travels for his October visit to the US for a meeting with President Biden but has challenged him to “go by Tel Aviv” as it would be in Australia’s “best interests”.
Anthony Albanese informed the chamber of his travel plans at the commencement of Question Time on Thursday. “I think it would be in our country’s best interests to go by Tel Aviv and provide support to the Israeli leadership,” Mr Dutton told the PM during Question Time. “It is important for us to be able to stand with Israel at this time as other world leaders have done.
"That should be the priority frankly of any international travel at the moment so we can seek to be part of an alliance to keep the pressure down on those who seek to have a wider conflict in the region – it would be appropriate, Prime Minister, and we would support it.”