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Richo refers to recent developments, noting that the move toward acknowledging Palestine as a state has been anticipated for some time. He highlights that the change has been on the horizon since Labor altered its platform several years ago. Though he expresses personal reservations—feeling that Australia might be "going too far, too quickly"—he emphasizes the broad consensus within the Labor Party and the international community that such a move is now inevitable rather than merely possible.