https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68758678
Perhaps big Pete should have checked with David Cameron before shooting his mouth off ?Australia's foreign minister has suggested the country could recognise Palestinian statehood, to increase momentum towards peace.
However, Hamas could have no role in its governance, Penny Wong said.
Both Australia's opposition and the Zionist Federation of Australia say such a move would be premature.
Canberra has long said that recognition of a Palestinian nation could only come as part of a two-state solution brokered with Israel.
But Ms Wong's comments echo a speech by UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron earlier this year, in which he hinted the UK too could recognise Palestinian statehood without the support of Israel.
And on Wednesday, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed his government was already working towards recognition, arguing it was "in the geopolitical interest of Europe".
"The international community will not be able to help the Palestinian State if it does not recognise its existence," he told lawmakers.
