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Labor rejects claim it ‘prioritised photo ops’ over Australian divers in Chinese navy incident



Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil said the government had made a complaint ‘to China through appropriate channels’ after divers from the HMAS Toowoomba were left injuredFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe government has said it appropriately registered a complaint with Beijing about an incident between Australian and Chinese navy ships last week.The deputy Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, had accused Anthony Albanese of “prioritising photo ops” with Xi Jinping rather than taking up the issue.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/20/australia-china-navy-incident-hmas-toowoomba-divers-injured-sonar-warship

Author : Josh Butler

Publish date : 2023-11-20 01:29:19

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