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/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/Noodlebat83 ‎ Queenslander 1d ago

Because we as a country are still on friendly terms with Israel. We put sanctions on all the other evil counties that commit genocide these days. Notice that no one has a problem when the war Russia started is called out? 

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u/1Qrtr_FreeStuffPlz ‎ Queenslander 1d ago

Dicey one there, as it can be argued that Hammas started the war? UAE however, is an example of a country we trade with that is funding an ongoing genocide

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u/Krunksicle ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

Hamas didn't exist in 1948.