The Front
The Front
The Australian
Why recognising Palestine is a 'hollow gesture'
18 minutes Posted Aug 11, 2025 at 12:49 pm.
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A move towards peace, or a meaningless gesture? Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong declare Australia is recognising Palestinian statehood. Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan joins us to discuss what this means for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, Hamas, Israelis and Gazans. 

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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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