Overview
- Hamas lodged Federal Court documents via Robbie Thorpe’s case urging removal of its terror listing, arguing the proscription breaches international law and hinders ceasefire efforts.
- The court refused Hamas’s interlocutory application on October 21, and a full hearing in Thorpe’s challenge is scheduled for February, with the Commonwealth contesting the case.
- Thorpe’s lawyer says further Federal Court filings are planned alongside a formal request to the government to delist Hamas.
- Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke stated in July that Hamas still meets the statutory threshold for proscription, referencing the October 7, 2023 attacks and the group’s ongoing conduct.
- Jewish community leaders condemned the delisting push, while earlier debates highlighted that Australia’s 2022 decision to proscribe all of Hamas criminalises support, recruitment and financing.