Prime Minister and Opposition Leader mark October 7 in Parliament House

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The Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has accused the government of failing to respond adequately and accused the government of allowing hate to take root in communities.

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00:00I wish that today, as we mark this dark milestone, I could reflect on the strength of Australia's

00:07response. I wish I could be able to say that Australia did all it could to help release

00:12the hostages and the violence and dismantle the terrorist group Hamas. Yet to do so would

00:18be a lie. To our great shame, under the leadership of the Albanese Labor Government, Australia

00:24has not stood with the people of Israel, nor with the United States, as they have sought

00:29to dismantle Hamas and establish the conditions for peace. To our great shame, the Albanese

00:35Labor Government dragged its feet, listing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as

00:40a terrorist organisation. Two years on, we stand apart from our friends in this time of

00:45their greatest need. Two years on, Australia has failed to stand firm in the face of terror.

00:52Australia has been lauded by Hamas and condemned by Israel and by the United States. Australia

00:57could have stood firm, and to their great credit, millions of Australians have. But those Australians

01:02and our Jewish community have been failed by their government.

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