Cut Through is Crikey’s new weekly podcast bringing you spin-free analysis of Australian news, politics and power. Each week readers’ editor Crystal Andrews is joined by Crikey journalists to discuss the week’s biggest news story.
For years, the Labor government has insisted Palestinian statehood could only come “at the end” of a peace process with Israel. This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong announced an abrupt change: the time to recognise the state of Palestine is, apparently, now.
Readers’ editor Crystal Andrews and politics editor Bernard Keane discuss what caused the Labor government to shift its position on Palestine. Will Australia ever go beyond symbolic gestures to impose meaningful penalties on Israel? Sanctions aren’t completely off the table — but there’s a reason we won’t lead the way.
Read a full transcript here.