The move follows a heated week in federal parliament which pitted Labor against the Greens over its position on Gaza.
The first Palestinian-Australian federal politician is likely to be installed in place of a veteran Labor MP, providing a new voice for the government in its
Born in Kuwait to parents from a village in the occupied West Bank, Abdo’s family sought refuge in Jordan during the Gulf War before migrating to Australia in 1991. Vamvakinou said Abdo would be a formidable voice in parliament as a person with genuine understanding of the community of Calwell, where he lives.
Labor suffered significant swings against it in working-class Melbourne and Sydney seats at the last election, including a 10 per cent primary vote drop in Calwell, which is now held by a 12 per cent margin.last week when Labor and the Coalition berated the Greens for lending support to pro-Palestinian activists who have targeted federal MPs and vandalised electoral office.
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