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Reports: Australia readying to recognize Palestinian state within days, possibly today
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 15, 2025. (Dita Alangkara/AP)
Australia is gearing up to recognize a Palestinian state today or in the coming days, The Sydney Morning Herald reports, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, followed by other Australian news outlets who cite sources as confirming the development.
Sydney Morning Herald stresses, however, that the move is “subject to change.”
It would mark a quick about-face for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who said two weeks ago that he didn’t plan to imminently recognize a Palestinian state in the wake of such announcements by France and the United Kingdom.
Albanese has faced domestic pressure on the matter, with tens of thousands staging an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian march over the Sydney Harbour Bridge earlier this month.
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