Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on Australia welcoming Trump's new Gaza peace deal

US President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have signed off the first phase of a peace framework for Gaza. 

Mediators in Egypt have been overseeing negotiations over several days.

The first phase includes releasing all hostages - and initial withdrawal of Israeli troops from parts of the Strip.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the Australian Government has voiced support for these new measures.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
International Correspondence with ins and Eye Insurance, Peace of mind
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Speaker 2 (00:07):
Murray Old's Australia correspondents with.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
US now Homers, Good afternoon, hither.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
Your federal governments welcome this Gaza piece deal.

Speaker 1 (00:15):
Yeah, absolutely. Penny Wong the Foreign Minister, along with Anthony Albanesi,
the Prime Minister, they've put out a joint statement welcoming
of course, this announcement from Donald Trump that Israel and
Hamas have signed off. It's the first phase, right, It's
the first phase of a gaza piece deal, and there's
a lot of stuff to happen before it's a done deal.
Let's get the hostages out. For example, is Israel going

(00:38):
to pull out a gaza. You can't see that, can you.
You can't see Netanyahu walking away from that. But all
that's to come, Suffice to say for now, here's some
quotes from Penny Wong and from Anthony Albanesi. After two
years of conflict, hostage is held in a devastating loss
of Subilian life, A much needed step forward towards peace.
Australia goes under wordill parties the terms of the plan.

(01:01):
We thank President Trump for his diplomatic efforts and acknowledge
the important role of Egypt, Kata and Turkya in delivering
this agreement along road to recovery, says Albanisi in Gaza,
You're going to secure a long term peace, build a
Palestinian state as well, because Australia committed to us a
two state solution. Australia, you recall, recognized a Palestinian state

(01:25):
when Albanezy went to the United Nations only a couple
of weeks back. So yes, it's a very positive step,
the best step we've seen in what over two years now.
Dreadful horror, dreadful images every night on Telly, So let's
fingers cross the other fingers cross, but listen.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
On the subject. Has the Court of Appeal just banned
that pro Palestine protest band it.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
From going to the Sydney Opera House. There's going to
be a protest on Sunday. It's going to start in
Hyde Park in the center of town. But instead of
tracking down to the Harbor to the Sydney Opera House,
it's going, according to the organizer, it's going to track
back to Central Railway station. Now police are still going
to be down at the Opera House. The police went
to the Court of Appeal because this is the procedure

(02:07):
you have to have here the police. The protesters lodge
an application to stage of protest march that is looked
at by police, they'll sign off on it. In this
case they said no, too dangerous to public safety. Went
to the Court of Appeal, which is the highest court
in New South Wales, and the Court of Appeal couldn't
be stronger. Heather a disaster waiting to happen and extreme

(02:29):
risk to public safety. You've got maybe forty to fifty
sixty thousand people descending on the Opera House on Sunday.
Sunday is a day out in Sydney. You've got ticketed
events at the Opera House. You've got the Opera Bar there,
lovely drinks and lunch in the afternoon sun So police
are still going to be on duty down there at
the Opera House. You've got three ways in down mcquarie

(02:50):
Street from Parliament from Circular Key with the ferries come in,
or through the Botanic Gardens from Missus mcquarie's chair. The
police they don't coming down here because you'll be busted.
And the Court of Appeal says if you go down there,
you're going to be in contempt of court. We'll see
you in court of that's what you want to do.

Speaker 2 (03:08):
Must have someone else been shot dead in daylight?

Speaker 1 (03:10):
Have they? This is ridiculous. This is another one of
these shootings. You know, it's basically guns for hire via
apps on phones and for as little as ten thousand dollars.
We understand from police people are being shot dead in
broad daylight on Sydney streets. Now you're not targeting mom
and dad just walking home from Colds or Woolworths, right,

(03:32):
these are people with known contacts in the Sydney underworld.
So last night, I mean look forty eight hours ago,
just I mean, it was ridiculous. It's like a scene
out of a movie. Police pulled over cars in busy
peak hour traffic, shot them up full of holes, bang
bang bang, drag three people out and they've been arrested.
So twenty four hours on, which is yesterday afternoon, there's

(03:55):
a guy just mining his own business. He's out for
a walk in Riverston, Northwest Sydney, and he's shot dead.
He dies at the scene, notwithstanding the fact that you
had paramedics there in no time. He survived an attempt
in his life back in February, so this guy knew
there was a target on his back. So it's look,
it's buddy Hell has guns for hire, mate, and it's

(04:16):
for control of the underworld. You've got the drug trade
obviously that's going on. You've also got illegal tobacco, so
this is also providing a flashpoint and it's a mess
and police are doing the best to get on top
of this.

Speaker 2 (04:29):
Really as I must thank you, look after yourself. Murray
Old's Australia correspondent.

Speaker 1 (04:33):
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