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Beijing will be a problem to deal with regardless of which party wins government, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says.
“The issue with Beijing will be problematic regardless of who is in government because the stance of Beijing has changed,” he told reporters in the seat of Gilmore, responding to Coalition criticisms Labor had been passive on China. Albanese raised Defence Minister Peter Dutton’s now-infamous 2015 joke caught on video about water lapping at the feet of Pacific nations.
When asked about Morrison’s comment that he and his wife, Jenny, were “blessed” not to have children with disabilities, Albanese said every child was a blessing.
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