Government announces $25 million in Palestinian aid, as Labor conference debate looms

The Albanese government has announced $25 million in aid for Palestine, in timing designed to help manage the debate about the Middle East at Labor’s national conference this week. The aid includes assistance for recovery in Gaza, and support to “strengthen the institutional foundations of the State of Palestine”. The Middle East debate is expected to be one of the few points of serious contention at the conference. It will come up in the conference’s last session, on Saturday. On Monday,…