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Israeli president Isaac Herzog said relations with Australia are entering "a new beginning" as he visited Canberra on the third day of his controversial state visit to Australia.

President Herzog met with Governor-General Sam Mostyn to pay tribute to the 15 people killed in the Bondi terror attack before continuing to Parliament House, where he was welcomed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

Hundreds of protesters, including several senators, gathered on the lawns of Parliament to oppose the visit, following major protests in cities around Australia earlier in the week.

While Herzog received a warm welcome from some political leaders, the government also issued a statement critical of the Israeli security cabinet’s approval to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is subject to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, but Herzog is not — and is granted customary immunity under international law as a visiting head of state.

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