🗞️Dutton, Albanese Differ on ICC's Israel War Crimes Inquiry

brown wooden stand with black background

Despite criticism that the Coalition should not arbitrarily apply laws, opposition MPs have endorsed leader Peter Dutton's call to think about boycotting the world's top criminal court. It was possible that they would withdraw in protest from the International Criminal Court, according to Dutton.

In a Perth doorstep interview, Mr. Dutton said “The Prime Minister yesterday went into hiding. He didn't come out to make any statement about the ICC. I think this is one of the most shameful acts of the Prime Minister.”

“The Jewish community is completely and utterly bewildered, and I think Australians of good faith are bewildered as well that their Prime Minister doesn't have the ability, or the wit to be able to stand up for what is in our country's best interests and to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our allies, including the United States, to condemn an obvious anti-Semitic act by the ICC. The ICC should reverse their decision, and the Prime Minister should come out today to call for that, instead of continuing to remain in hiding, or continuing to dig a deep hole for himself, “ He said.

breakline

Nothing is free like a free press. Give now to help sustain independent journalism in your community.

It's evident from recent events that there has never been a better moment to support local news. Donate now to help sustain independent reporting.

break line

His statement comes after ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan concluded that there are good reasons to believe Israeli ministers may have committed war crimes, such as deliberately attacking civilians and starving them.

In an interview with Sky News today, Labour MP Andrew Charlton called Peter Dutton's proposal for Australia to leave the ICC "disturbing."

The international criminal court has not yet decided on a prosecutor's request for warrants to apprehend Israeli leaders, according to Anthony Albanese, who dismissed the Coalition's criticism of his handling of the matter.Albanese recently announced that the Howard Coalition government had ratified the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court. Albanese stated that his government and he had been unambiguous in denouncing Hamas, and that the attacks of October 7th proved that Australia was correct to designate it as a terrorist organisation.

He said “I’m not going to go into hypotheticals about things that have not happened. There’s been an application, there’s been no determination by the ICC against any individual or anybody at this point in time.”

Got a News Tip?

Contact our editor via Proton Mail encrypted, X Direct Message, LinkedIn, or email. You can securely message him on Signal by using his username, Miko Santos.

breakline

More on The Evening Post AU

  • Get Evening Post Wrap - for nighly bite size news around Australia and the world.

  • Podwires Daily - for providing news about audio trends and podcasts.

  • Podwires Asia - for reporting on podcasting and audio trends in South East Asia

  • There’s a Glitch - updated tech news and scam and fraud trends

  • Manpalikha - The world's and Asia's most inventive advertisements and news.

  • The Freeman Chronicle Podcast - features expert interviews on current political and social issues in Australia and worldwide.

  • That Podcast Exchange - This podcast is an insightful conversation with people at the top of their game and deconstructs them to find the tools, tactics, and tricks to help you achieve your dream goal as Podcast Manager.

The Evening Post AU readers receive journalism free of financial and political influence.

We set our own news agenda, which is always based on facts rather than billionaire ownership or political pressure. Despite the financial challenges that our industry faces, we have decided to keep our reporting open to the public because we believe that everyone has the right to know the truth about the events that shape their world.Thanks to the support of our readers, we can continue to provide free reporting. If you can, please choose to support The Evening Post Australia.