Australian-Palestinian MP says his people are always made to be ‘strangers in their own homes’

Newly elected Labor MP Basem Abdo delivered his first speech to parliament, calling for a historic commitment to international law, human rights, and peace. Abdo, of Palestinian heritage, spoke about his family's displacement during the Gulf War and the ongoing "intergenerational dispossession" of Palestinians. He stated that Palestinians are consistently treated as outsiders in their own land. His address highlighted the importance of these principles in his political platform.