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Middle ground on the Middle East is bleeding Labor
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentAnthony Albanese would never say it publicly but Labor would be sweating on Israel dispensing quickly with terror group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon to avoid his date with Australian voters becoming a quasi-khaki election.
While cost of living remains voters’ foremost concern, it’s worth remembering the end of the Voice referendum campaign overlapped by a week with the aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack that killed 1200 Israelis.
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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
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