China extradition deal collapses as Malcolm Turnbull pulls plug under pressure from Labor, backbenchers

By James Massola, Tom McIlroy, Fergus Hunter
Updated April 24 2018 - 9:16pm, first published March 28 2017 - 8:03pm

A Turnbull government plan to quietly ratify the China-Australia extradition treaty has collapsed, with mounting opposition from the Coalition backbench and Labor's decision to oppose the treaty causing the government to withdraw it from Parliament.

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