Crossbench MPs including David Pocock and Sophie Scamps will put pressure on the Albanese government to ban Australian goods from being used by the Israeli military by introducing a bill designed to force it to adhere to international obligations.
The defence minister, Richard Marles, has accused critics of “misinformation” and said Australia has contributed to program for decades as part of a multi-lateral agreement with Lockheed Martin in the US, rather than with Israel directly.
The bills are backed by international law advocates and experts including the former president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, and the executive director of the Australian Centre for International Justice, Rawan Arraf.
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‘Red lines’ legislation would forbid defence equipment technology or services being used, includes parts for F-35 fighter jets.
Crossbench MPs including David Pocock and Sophie Scamps will put pressure on the Albanese government to ban Australian goods from being used by the Israeli military by introducing a bill designed to force it to adhere to international obligations.
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has before described Australia’s contributions to the F-35 supply chain as “ non-lethal in nature ”. The defence minister, Richard Marles, has accused critics of “misinformation” and said Australia has contributed to program for decades as part of a multi-lateral agreement with Lockheed Martin in the US, rather than with Israel directly.
The crossbench group – who also include the Greens and the independents Lidia Thorpe, Andrew Wilkie and Fatima Payman – say their bill could also prevent companies and institutions investing in activities connected to illegal settlements and serious international law violations.
The proponents of the laws say they would put Australia’s legislation in line with its international human rights obligations and establish an independent anti-genocide commissioner.
The bills are backed by international law advocates and experts including the former president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, and the executive director of the Australian Centre for International Justice, Rawan Arraf.
Thorpe said the bill – to be concurrently introduced in the house and Senate this week – was about upholding fundamental human rights that the government “is already committed to under international law”.
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