'Considered and thoughtful': Jim Chalmers backs Penny Wong's two-state solution

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has backed the “characteristically considered and thoughtful” two-state solution suggestion for Palestine made by Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday evening. “Something needs to change in that part of the world,” Mr Chalmers told Sky News Australia. “If we want to build a pathway out of this endless cycle of violence and bloodshed, then a two-state solution is a good place to focus our efforts. “There is a discussion in the international community, including amongst our friends in the world, about whether or not recognition will help build momentum towards a two-state solution. “That would be good for Israel as well and it would help ensure that we keep Hamas out of the future governance of Palestine.”