Australia will recognise a state of Palestine in September at the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday.

Speaking at a press conference with Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra, Albanese accused Israel of “continuing to defy international law”.

The PM added that he had made the decision after consulting the UK, New Zealand, Japan and Israel.

The discussions with the Israelis were “civil”, he said.

Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters revealed that his country was also considering recognition of a Palestinian state.

Peters said Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's Cabinet would make a formal decision in September and present the government's approach at the UN Leaders' Week.

Albanese, who made the announcement after holding a cabinet meeting, stated that the recognition of a Palestinian state will be predicated on commitments that Australia received from the Palestinian Authority.

One commitment included assurance that Hamas would have no role to play in any future Palestinian state.