Michael West Media · Stephanie Tran · Monday 23 March 2026
The Albanese government refuses to act against charities funding illegal Israeli settlements, with Senator Faruqi accusing it of subsidising violence through inaction on tax-deductible status.
Tax-deductible charity status is supposed to be a privilege the government actively bestows — which means every day it doesn't revoke it is a day it actively chooses to extend it. Labor isn't looking the other way; looking the other way requires turning your head. This is staring directly at the receipt and stamping it approved. When your charity regime subsidises settlements that your own foreign minister calls illegal, you haven't got a policy gap — you've got a policy.