Poll shows Gazans prefer Hamas to Palestinian Authority leader touted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Independent non-profit think tank the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research published polling in May which found just 15 per cent of respondents backed President Abbas.
Meanwhile, support for Hamas sat at 57 per cent - 67 per cent in the West Bank and 43 per cent in Gaza.
Catch up with all of the day's breaking news and live interviews from politicians and experts with a SkyNews.com.au Streaming Subscription.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
SBS Australia
an hour ago
- SBS Australia
‘It's largely meaningless': Marco Rubio rebukes Australia's support of Palestinian Statehood
'It's largely meaningless': Marco Rubio rebukes Australia's support of Palestinian Statehood Published 13 August 2025, 9:32 am The Australian Government maintains Palestinian statehood will isolate Hamas, after Hamas praised the move to recognition. The Prime Minister is under pressure to explain how he will ensure the Palestinian Authority can deliver on its assurances to demilitarise and uphold democracy.
AU Financial Review
an hour ago
- AU Financial Review
Chalmers moves to phase in EV road user charge
The Albanese government is working on a plan to phase in a road user charge that would begin with a trial of heavy electric vehicles before being applied to all cars. As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese backed Treasurer Jim Chalmers' view that the government had a mandate to implement the charge before the next election, industry sources familiar with deliberations said drivers of lighter electric and other low-emissions vehicles would initially be spared.
Sky News AU
an hour ago
- Sky News AU
‘Orange man bad': Albanese cannot get into White House for meeting with Trump
On tonight's episode of Paul Murray Live, Sky News host Paul Murray discusses Albanese's controversies, US politics, unions and more. 'It is very difficult for this bloke to be achieving at the level he currently is, I mean he is just next level of course … of course he is very much in the throes of appreciation from China, we know today Hamas has come out in support of the way he wants to deal with the world,' Mr Murray said. 'The true devil he wants to avoid is in the White House right now, because, no meeting, in fact he has run away from the meetings, that being the president going, I do not need to meet that guy.'
