Wong Says Australia Won’t Withdraw Palestine Recognition Even If Reform Pledge Broken

Wong Says Australia Won’t Withdraw Palestine Recognition Even If Reform Pledge Broken

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong attends the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting, in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 23, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool/ AFP via Getty Images)

Penny Wong BACKFLIPS after Palestine BREAKS statehood deal with Australia

Subhead:The Foreign Minister told Senate estimates there were no circumstances in which Australia would revoke recognition, even if elections never happen, Hamas terrorists never disarm and payments to terrorists never stop.#   Foreign Minister Penny Wong has admitted the conditions Labor attached to recognising a Palestinian state carry no consequences, telling a Senate estimates hearing on Wednesday that recognition will theoretically stand ev…