Jim Chalmers, Federal Treasurer, Member for Rankin (Logan, Woodridge area).
As I stand here today, in the blazing sun, the sweat on my palms builds up and the redness on my face glows. We are here today for one man and one man only. Jim Chalmers, the Treasurer of Australia. Now I spoke to Mr. Chalmers the other week, urging him, telling him to speak on our community’s behalf. The community that voted for him. All I got was silence. Silence is a strong thing you see, you should be silent when you don’t know; but you should urge to seek knowledge.
You should be silent when what you have to say is wrong. Listen, Mr Chalmers, this is not a time to be silent. – Dania, Palestinian-Australian girl.
While Jim Chalmers may have expressed a number of the positions below in the media and private communications, we assess their public statements in Parliament.
In Parliament, Jim Chalmers HAS NOT called for an immediate and sustained ceasefire.
In Parliament, Jim Chalmers DID NOT call for the immediate restoration of Australia’s funding to UNRWA, a United Nations agency and the largest humanitarian organisation in Gaza.
In Parliament, Jim Chalmers HAS NOT called on Israel to allow unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid into the occupied Gaza Strip.
In Parliament, Jim Chalmers HAS NOT condemned war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza by name, as documented by Amnesty International and other reputable human rights organisations.
In Parliament, Jim Chalmers HAS NOT called on Israel to comply with the provisional orders of the International Court of Justice, the top court of the United Nations, acknowledging there is a plausible risk of genocide being committed by Israel.
In Parliament, Jim Chalmers HAS NOT called for a comprehensive arms embargo on all parties involved in the conflict, including an immediate halt on Australian defence goods being exported to Israel and Australian defence contacts with Israeli companies.
In Parliament, Jim Chalmers HAS NOT called for a lift to the 16-year illegal blockade on Gaza.
In Parliament, Jim Chalmers HAS NOT acknowledged the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, including the need to recognise a sovereign and independent State of Palestine.
In Parliament, Jim Chalmers HAS NOT acknowledged the need to address the root causes of the conflict, including dismantling Israel’s system of apartheid against all Palestinians.
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