Dutton as Opposition Leader Will Cement ‘Alienation’ of Beijing: ‘Teal’ Independent Claims

Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton speaks during a press conference at the Amberley Air Base in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, on April 8, 2022. Dan Peled/Getty Images

Newly elected “teal” independent MP, Dr. Monique Ryan, has accused the Liberal Party’s Peter Dutton of “alienating” the People’s Republic of China and local Chinese-Australians because of his strong comments against Beijing’s aggression.

She warned that Dutton as leader of the Liberal Party, would entrench such views within Australia’s main centre-right political party.