The government will deny internal Labor party politics influenced the decision, but it has come under increasing pressure from within
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For weeks, the pressure has been building – both within the Labor party and from increasingly frustrated constituents – for the Albanese government to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
That came to a head on Wednesday with Australia’s decision to support a UN general assembly resolution demanding an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” and the unconditional release of hostages.
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