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Sparks fly in Canberra over PM Albanese’s push for Gaza ceasefire in Oct 7 parliamentary motion

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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had called for the nation and Parliament to “stand together… to preserve the harmony that makes this the greatest nation on earth”.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had called for the nation and Parliament to “stand together… to preserve the harmony that makes this the greatest nation on earth”.

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Australia’s Parliament was supposed to feature a rare coming together of MPs on Oct 8 to mark

the anniversary of Hamas’ attack in southern Israel

on Oct 7, 2023, but the attempt to achieve a solemn show of bipartisan solidarity quickly collapsed.

Introducing his motion, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for the nation and the Parliament to “stand together… to preserve the harmony that makes this the greatest nation on earth”.

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