The brother of an Australian woman who died in the October 7 attacks on Israel is pleading with the federal government to do more to help end the Middle East conflict.
Galit Carbone was one of more than 1200 people killed when Hamas terrorists crossed over from the Gaza strip in 2023, attacking an Israeli music festival and nearby settlements and taking about 250 hostages.
Her brother Danny Majzner, who survived the attacks, visited Parliament House in Canberra to make his case to MPs from both sides of politics, sitting down with Opposition Leader Sussan Ley on Tuesday and planning to meet Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday.
His visit marks two years since Hamas, a prescribed terrorist group, carried out the attacks.
"I survived. My sister wasn't as lucky," he said in a meeting with Ms Ley and shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser, the opposition's most senior Jewish MP.
"She was murdered about 12.30, lunch time."
Mr Majzner said he didn't think Mr Albanese was involved enough in trying to broker an end to the Middle East war, and urged Australia to repair ties with Israel.
"Israel and Australia should be allies again, like we used to be," he said.
Since October 7, Israel's war on Gaza has left tens of thousands of Palestinians dead and much of the enclave razed to the ground.
The ongoing violence has prompted multiple nations, including Australia, to formally recognise Palestinian statehood in the hopes of increasing diplomatic pressure on the Israeli government to end the war.
The prime minister and opposition leader began the sitting week with speeches in parliament to condemn Hamas' October 7 attacks.
Mr Albanese said the day was one of "pain and terror".
"Hamas stands in opposition to all humanity and all that we value as human beings," he told parliament.
He said US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end the war, which has Israel's support and Hamas' conditional backing, was an "opening to peace".
Ms Ley said Australia had not done enough to support Israel since the October 7 attacks.
"Australia has been lauded by Hamas and condemned by Israel and the United Nations," she told parliament.
"Our Jewish community have been failed by their government," Ms Ley said.
Former attorney-general Mark Dreyfus, who was the nation's most senior Jewish politician before being dumped from cabinet in a post-election factional deal, said the cruelty of the October 7 attacks would be felt for years to come.
"It imposed a grief that will not pass quickly and a trauma that will cross generations," he told parliament.
Mr Dreyfus criticised the management of regular pro-Palestinian protests, saying Australia needed to restore the balance between freedom of expression and freedom of movement.
"The very few limits placed on protest activity have paradoxically placed limits on the Jewish community's ability to move and live freely," he said.
"Families have been afraid to walk in their own neighbourhoods. Jewish schools have cancelled excursions and counselled their students not to wear identifying uniforms."
Further debate on the war in the Middle East and its ramifications in Australia is expected on Wednesday and Thursday, with special envoys for anti-Semitism and Islamophobia scheduled to make appearances at estimates hearings.
The government also plans to introduce laws allowing for foreign state entities to be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism.
