Politics latest: Coalition to turn up heat in parliament on Labor's 'weak' Israel stance; Tehran summons Australian ambassador
Opposition frontbencher Jane Hume says the Coalition will press Labor to explain its drift from bipartisan support for Israel in the coming sitting week, while in Tehran the Australian ambassador has been summoned by Iran’s foreign ministry.
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