Australia to Recognise Palestinian State

After maintaining that conditions would need to be met before Australia would recognize the Arab state, the PM has set a date.

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (L) listens to Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he speaks during a press conference in Canberra, Australia on Aug. 11, 2025. Hilary Wardhaugh/AFP via Getty Images

It was always going to be a matter of “when, not if” Australia would recognise Palestinian statehood.

Indeed, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese repeated as much this past weekend (on Aug. 9 and 10) at his annual bilateral meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.