Foreign Minister Penny Wong insists Australia’s foreign policy is guided by international law, moderation and the pursuit of peace. Yet her actions tell a different story. Time and again, Australia rewards Palestinian leadership while demanding ever greater concessions from Israel.

The latest example is Canberra’s decision to provide a further $25 million to the Palestinian Authority.

At face value, it sounds like humanitarian assistance. But it raises an obvious question: why does Australia continue to deepen its financial commitment to a Palestinian leadership that has repeatedly failed to meet the obligations it accepted under the Oslo Accords?

The Oslo process was never intended to be a one-sided agreement. It required the Palestinian Authority to combat terrorism, prevent incitement and maintain security arrangements designed to build confidence between Israelis and Palestinians. Yet decades later, armed groups continue to operate throughout Judea and Samaria, terrorist incitement remains embedded within Palestinian society, and the dream of peaceful coexistence has become ever more distant.

None of this appears to trouble Australia’s Foreign Minister.

Instead, Penny Wong continues to reward failure.

The pattern became unmistakable after October 7. I have to ask: does she support all this incitement? I think Australians already know the answer.

While Israel was still identifying the bodies of more than 1,200 murdered civilians and soldiers, and while more than 250 hostages had been dragged into Gaza, Wong hurried to reassure Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of Australia’s continued support, announcing additional funding for the Palestinian Authority. On that same trip, she refused to visit the sites of the October 7 massacre or meet with........

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