Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says it’s “almost a badge of honour” for China to accuse Defence Minister Richard Marles of acting like former Defence Minister Peter Dutton.
“It’s clear that the Labor governments that come into office have taken a strong view in relation to China,” she told Sky News host Chris Smith.
“They need to be able to balance the need to have an ongoing trading relationship with China, against the fact that they are a significant potential threat to us here in Australia.”
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