Albanese trying to score cheap political points by taking pot shots at PM 04/06/2021|5min
Scott Morrison is standing up for our values and sovereignty, whereas Anthony Albanese is trying to score cheap political points by taking pot shots at the prime minister, says Liberal MP Andrew Hastie.
On Wednesday, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese criticised the Morrison government over its handling of the China relationship. That speech was a dog s breakfast, Mr Hastie told Sky News.
Mr Hastie said Opposition Leader Albanese is not standing up for our country at all .
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian (Image: AP)
Today, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will try to further distance himself from the Morrison government s hawkish approach to China. In a speech delivered at Minerals Week, Albanese will accuse the Morrison government of politicising the China relationship, and having no strategy to deal with the country s assertiveness without amping up domestic militarism. Morrison is making the grave error of prioritising his domestic political interests over Australia’s national interests, Albanese will say.
Understanding the ever-tense nature of Sino-Australian politics can be disorienting sometimes. Getting across the growing division between Labor and the government over China requires a heap of background knowledge. Too often, that knowledge is a sea of jargon, acronyms and oblique references to news events quickly forgotten.