Australia's Labor party would consider recognizing Palestine

Rivaling factions of Australia's Labor party, currently in opposition, agreed Sunday on a resolution that should the party come to power, it would consider recognizing Palestinian statehood.

The motion stipulated such course of action on a lack of progress in the currently stalled talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), the report said.

"If ...there is no progress in the next round of the peace process a future Labor government will discuss joining like-minded nations who have already recognised Palestine and announcing the conditions and timelines for the Australian recognition of a Palestinian state, with the objective of contributing to peace and security in the Middle East," the document read.

The move, if implemented, would follow a flurry of such motions in Europe in recent months.