Foreign Minister Marise Payne used a statement marking International Human Rights Day to again challenge Beijing.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has delivered another veiled swipe at China's human rights record, using the anniversary of a United Nations' declaration to vow to continue to speak "honestly" and "consistently" on the issue.
"Respecting fundamental human rights and freedoms, and building them into the fabric of society, makes Australia and the world safer and more secure."Stary Norton Halphen lawyer Sarah Condon, part of Dr Yang's legal team, said Senator Payne's statement was a "quite striking reinforcement" of Australian foreign policy.
calling for Australia to deploy"assertive diplomatic, economic and covert measures" against the"political warfare" used by authoritarian statesMr Hastie, the chairman of the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security, warned Australia's "passivity is dangerous" amid the global threats.
"It's very important to emphasise that Australia won't be pulling from the same toolkits as Russia and China," she said.
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