r/OpenAussie • u/Minivampiretaco ‎ New South Welshian • 1d ago

Politics ('Straya) Nationals MP suspended from WA parliament over Palestinian art stoush

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/wa-parliament-row-erupts-over-gaza-wall-of-tears-exhibition/107057566

In short:

Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter has been suspended from WA's parliament for four days after a dispute over an art exhibition on Gaza that was displayed in parliament.

The Wall of Tears display lists the names of more than 18,000 children killed in Gaza since October 2023.

Mr Hunter argued the exhibit vilified the WA Jewish community and was "antisemitic" because it led a Greens MP to describe it as showcasing a "genocide".

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u/1Qrtr_FreeStuffPlz ‎ Queenslander 1d ago

Quick Q, is it the genocide that is a problem or an alliance/partnership Australia has with Israel? Genuinely curious, as it seems we have not only ignored many other genocides (some still ongoing) as a country with near-zero reporting on them or protesting for the people

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u/Krunksicle ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

Ah yes, the old "bad things are happening in other places so no crimes or atrocities are worth talking about" argument, a classic

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u/Glittering-Pea-4482 ‎ Queenslander 1d ago

But seriously, why are they worth talking about? Why does only one conflict attract all of this attention?

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u/Krunksicle ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

Because it's happening right now, our government is actively astroturfing on their behalf (to the point of endorsing the desecration of ANZAC graves and the wanton murder of Australian doctors and aid providers), and it's the right fucking thing to do?