Politics latest: 'Clear and consistent': PM responds to China's 'hypocrisy' claims
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended Australia's right to stand up for its national interests, following accusations from China’s foreign ministry of ‘systemic racism and hate crimes’.
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