Chinese diplomats walked out of the Australian Labor Party's national conference in Adelaide after ALP National Secretary Paul Erickson refused their demand to eject Taiwanese officials. The incident could escalate tensions between China and Australia.
The Israeli embassy in Canberra publicly criticized the Australian Labor party's draft policy platform on Israel and Palestine, ahead of its national conference. The embassy claimed the draft risks blaming Israel for the Gaza conflict while giving insufficient attention to Hamas's role, an unusual intervention in domestic politics.
ALP president Wayne Swan warned Labor must resist "authoritarian trends" in Australian politics, likening Pauline Hanson's attacks on multiculturalism and journalists to Donald Trump's actions. Swan urged the party to fight One Nation's surge in support, citing concerns over inequality and threats to democracy.
