Former Opposition Leader Peter Dutton meets with Chinese community leaders alongside Katie Allen, the Liberal candidate for the Division of Chisholm in Glen Waverley, Melbourne, in Australia on April 30, 2025. Dan Peled/Getty Images
Liberal Senator Jane Hume has defended her “Chinese spies” comments in the lead-up to the May 3 election day, criticising the Labor Party for weaponising it.
A week before election day, Hume made headlines when she claimed “Chinese spies” were handing out flyers for Labor Housing Minister Clare O’Neil.
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