ELECTION ISSUE
Status:Open
Australian Election: Where Do Candidates Stand on Foreign Policy?
DOVEISHHAWKISH
Positions
Peter Dutton“If I need to have a fight with Donald Trump or any other world leader to advance our nation’s interest, I will do it in a heartbeat."Apr 24, 2025
David Littleproud"We won’t compromise on our biosecurity standards" when negotiating trade deals with other countries.Apr 24, 2025
Adam Bandt"Australia needs to move from words to action, and put pressure on Netanyahu's extremist government to stop the genocide."Apr 24, 2025
Adam Bandt"The illegal occupation of Palestinian territories must end. The ongoing genocide in Gaza must stop."Apr 02, 2025
Adam Bandt"The purpose of the AUKUS project is for Australia to play a small part in the US military’s containment of China. It is not about defending Australia."Apr 02, 2025
Peter Dutton"A Coalition Government will call out aggressive military activities that threaten our defence personnel, our country, and the region’s stability."Apr 13, 2025
Peter Dutton“What they see in Anthony Albanese is somebody who doesn’t have the strength or backbone or the will to stand up for our country’s interest. He can’t stand up to China.”Apr 24, 2025
Peter Dutton"[O]ne of my first orders of business will be to call [Israeli] Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu – to build on the one-on-one meeting I had with him during my recent visit – and to help rebuild the relationship Labor has trashed.”Mar 15, 2025
Anthony Albanese"We are responding to Australia’s challenging strategic environment by investing an extra $57.6 billion over the decade in our defence forces and capabilities, compared with the previous Coalition Government’s plan."Apr 10, 2025
Anthony Albanese"We will stand up for Australia’s national interests because that is important."Apr 24, 2025
Adam Bandt"We should be rethinking our relationship with Trump’s US, not sucking up to him."Apr 24, 2025
Peter DuttonThe Liberals will "[p]rogress the Coalition-initiated AUKUS partnership, the greatest defence initiative in a generation."Jan 15, 2025
Adam BandtThe Greens will "[w]ork to stop the $375 billion purchase of AUKUS nuclear submarines and reform the system that allowed the project to be approved."Apr 02, 2025
Adam Bandt"The Greens will align Australia with global efforts to combat forced labour and stand in solidarity with communities like the Uyghur and Tibetan people calling for change."Apr 02, 2025
Peter Dutton“I don’t believe that Pesident Xi [Jinping] with the strength of his leadership respects a weak and incompetent Australian prime minister."Mar 28, 2025
Peter Dutton“I’m not going to allow the President of the United States or the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom or anyone else to walk over me or to walk over our country."Apr 24, 2025
Peter Dutton"[M]y job as prime minister will be to lobby the President of the United States to reconsider his position in relation to Ukraine because I think it is in all of our collective best interest if we are able to provide support to Ukraine.”Mar 03, 2025
Anthony Albanese"We want to see a Palestinian state. We don't believe that Hamas can play a role in that state."Apr 24, 2025