Anthony Albanese is cranky (a different cranky to his normal cranky – this is disappointed cranky):

I support the Palestinian bid for statehood, in part because it will give heart to the ordinary people of the West bank and Gaza.

We in the international community must stand in solidarity with those seeking the non-violent path to a secure Israel and an independent Palestine.

After two generations of war, are we going to admit to our children their parents could not even find a path to peace or, worse still, that we did not even try.

They’re not my words. They’re the words of your leader.

And the fact that we take international policy seriously. And the fact that the Manager of Opposition Business asked such a flippant question about the relationship between Australia and the US or about Middle East peace.

It shows how unworthy they are those opposite.

We continue to engage with the US constructively and indeed the Deputy Prime Minister is in the US as we speak, meeting with counterparts as we announced.

We continue to engage constructively. I’ve had three constructive discussions with President Trump. We’ll continue to engage in international politics in a way that protects our sovereignty, in a way that stands up for our national interest, in a way in which Australia plays a positive role in the world as we have historically.

One of the other things that’s defined Australia’s international engagement is the overwhelmingly it has been bipartisan.

If you compare the response and the childish nature of that question, with what the Labor Opposition, with how the Labor Opposition responded to the announcement by Prime Minister Morrison, to the AUKUS arrangements, I think that is all clear to see.

We on this side of the House responded in a constructive, positive way. We always stood up for Australia’s interests and I note and wanted to thank the member for Canning for his remarks where he said recently, just last week in an interview, that when the Australian Prime Minister is up against any criticism, which can be seen to be criticism of Australia, he will stand up for Australia. That is something that we consistently have done and we’ll continue to stand up to the national interest and they’ll continue and they’ll continue to show just how irrelevant they are.