Senate Protest: Australian Representatives Call For ‘Ceasefire Now’

Australian Greens Representatives have held up signs saying “ceasefire now” in the Australian Senate while chanting “ceasefire now”.

Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John asked for a motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza to be moved in the Senate at around 3pm local time [04:00 GMT].

Ten of Steele-John’s colleagues held up the signs after the motion was denied.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, speaking immediately after the protest, said, “It is right to say there is a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza,” adding that Australia had expressed support for a “humanitarian pause.”

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