Our first duty as Commonwealth parliamentarians is to defend the sovereignty, values and national interest of the Australian people. Any self-respecting politician in the free world also feels an obligation to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. We would be failing in...
EDITORIAL - The Australian - Monday 18 November The Australian’s Strategic Forum — Navigating the East-West Divide — is timely. Featuring speakers including Paul Keating, Josh Frydenberg, Huawei Australia chairman John Lord and former White House chief strategist John Bannon (in a prerecorded interview), the conference...
Nathan Atrill - Sydney Morning Herald - Monday 18 November China's denial of visas to Liberal MP Andrew Hastie and his Senate colleague James Paterson – because of their criticism of its human rights abuses and political repression – is the latest in Australia’s increasingly awkward...
Nathan Hondros & David Crowe - The Age - Friday 16 November Beijing has blocked two federal Liberal MPs from a study tour to China in a decision that has shocked ministers and triggered a debate about China’s sensitivity to criticism. WA Liberal MP Andrew Hastie and...
Kieran Gair - The Australian - Saturday 16 November Beijing has banned two outspoken Australian politicians from travelling to the country amid signs diplomatic tensions between the Morrison government and the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party are continuing to escalate. Policy think tank China Matters has...