Former foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has undermined negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine by recognising Palestinian statehood.

Shadow Minister for Regional Development Anne Webster says the decision by Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong to recognise Palestine will not make “one iota of difference” to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

When Anthony Albanese announced that Australia would unilaterally recognise a Palestinian state, he claimed it was a ...