Australia's stance at the UN could be seen as 'progress' by Hamas

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham has slammed the government’s stance on the Middle East tensions given the “October 7th” attacks. This comes amid the Australian government's support of Palestinian statehood at the UN. “Given what happened on October 7th, you are doing and taking steps and actions that Hamas and Iran and others welcome and see as progress,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia.