Dutton Signals Stronger China Stance, Says He Can Work with Trump Administration

The opposition leader also argued he would better manage Australia’s relationship with the US.

The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army-Navy Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu in the Solomon Sea. Courtesy of the Australian Defence of Department

With the federal election looming, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has criticised the Albanese government for repeatedly failing to call out the military aggression of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against Australians in uniform.

“Silence in the face of such unacceptable aggression saw the Albanese government put their domestic political interests ahead of the national interest,” Dutton said in an address to the Lowy Institute on March 20.