'Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says it is \u201ctotally and utterly unacceptable\u201d after footage emerged showing Sky News Australia host Cheng Lei being blocked from the view of cameras by a Chinese official.
Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says it is “totally and utterly unacceptable” after footage emerged showing Sky News Australia host Cheng Lei being blocked from the view of cameras by a Chinese official.
A Chinese embassy official stood in front of Cheng Lei, who was sitting in an area assigned for media representatives.“I didn’t see that,” Mr Albanese replied.
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