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Does Richard Marles want to see a ceasefire in Gaza?
He told ABC radio:
I think the whole world would love to see this stop. And the humanitarian pauses that have been put in place are certainly very welcome.
But in moving to a ceasefire, it cannot be one sided.
We’re obviously focussed on this and to keep Australians safe. I remind Australians that we argued against this in this High Court. This is not our decision. But in the decision having been made by the High Court, these people have been released. They’ve been put on bridging visas with the strictest possible conditions.
That was something that the government did straightaway. We are continuing to assess what option we have here, which include potential legislative responses and we’ll be working on that very quickly. Obviously, and the other point is, the High Court has actually not released its full judgment yet which makes the situation more difficult but our primary focus here is on keeping the community safe and we will continue to do that.
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