New foreign deals legislation not an attack on China: Scott Morrison

Sally Whyte
Updated August 27 2020 - 11:52am, first published 11:30am
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is treading a fine line in foreign affairs. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is treading a fine line in foreign affairs. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A series of new foreign policy and defence announcements made this year aren't attacks on China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, but he didn't fully refute the suggestion new laws to revoke agreements between states and foreign governments were about China.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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