Ever since Australia voted in favor of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947, it has given strong bi-partisan support to Israel. But recent signs suggest this has changed under the Labor government headed by Anthony Albanese since May 2022. What has caused this shift? Has something major happened? Where are things headed?

Joel Burnie is the executive manager at the Australia-Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, known as AIJAC. His prior positions have included president of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students and working for the Zionist Federation of Australia. He holds a BA and a JD, both from Monash University.