‘No Doubt’ Beijing Would Prefer Labor Party to Win Election: Defence Minister

(L-R) Defence Minister Peter Dutton, Shadow Minister for Employment and Defence Brendan O’Connor. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts, AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has stood by his view that Beijing would prefer to see the centre-left Labor opposition win office at the May 21 election.

Dutton, of the governing centre-right Coalition, made the comments during the Defence Debate with shadow defence spokesperson Brendan O'Connor at the National Press Club in Canberra.