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Former Labor minister Ed Husic has called for the government to move beyond words to action, and said sanctions on Israel are probably under consideration".

After Anthony Albanese on Monday said Israel's blockade of aid into Gaza was an outrage", Husic said the prime minister's comments were important but the government should do whatever we can". He told ABC Radio National:

We've got to the threshold where there's an expectation we move beyond words ... We should be speaking up, but beyond speaking up, I think it's important that we act, and I certainly think it's vital our government joins with others to be able to do that.

The third area I think we should be actively considering, and I suspect it's probably under consideration, is drawing up a list of targeted sanctions where we can join with others ... we should be ready to move when others move as well, to be able to exert maximum international pressure to stop this blockade and to help people in Gaza.

Getting dairy backs and productive is important. Getting them back to pre-flood is not about days and weeks. This is months and longer to really see these enterprises back where they want to be.

Floods come along and they're devastating but they capture attention and we respond to that. Drought is different but the pain those people are experiencing is just as great as on the mid-north Coast and other places. ...

The key thing is they need the short-term help but they really need to be able to hear from our industry and government and leaders that support will be ongoing. It shouldn't just run out when the headlines fade, but be there for the long time.