Abstract
China really is impacting Australian elections (and has been for some time)
Highlights
Australian federal elections are being increasingly impacted by our relationship with China, the rising superpower
Australia’s Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton, recently cited confidential security documents to support his claim that the Chinese Communist Party was backing Labor leader Anthony Albanese as their preferred candidate and had tried to interfere in the forthcoming Australian election
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed that Labor wanted to ‘appease’ China and while his government ‘stood up’ to China he claimed ‘Labor, when it comes to these issues and keeping Australians safe, they’re just soft.’
Summary
Australian federal elections are being increasingly impacted by our relationship with China, the rising superpower. Australia’s Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton, recently cited confidential security documents to support his claim that the Chinese Communist Party was backing Labor leader Anthony Albanese as their preferred candidate and had tried to interfere in the forthcoming Australian election.
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