Why the Australian Government announced they reversing their decision about Jerusalem's status ?

What are the real reasons that the current Labour government announced their decision to reverse west Jerusalem's status, and not to recognise it as the capital of Israel ? A conversation with Dr. Ran Porat, an Historian specialising in Israel and the Middle East.

The Palestinians said they were recalling their envoy to the US after Donald Trump's Jerusalem decision. Pictured is the Temple Mount in east Jerusalem. Source: Getty / Getty Images