Palestine’s de facto ambassador to Australia is warning Arab voters against taking revenge on Labor at the ballot box, saying the Albanese government deserves credit for shifting Middle East policies away from being pro-Israel to a more even-handed approach.

In a rare intervention by a foreign diplomat into domestic politics, the head of the General Delegation to Australia, Izzat Abdulhadi, said he was concerned about Palestinian interests being hijacked by others before the 2025 election.