Shadow Defense Minister Andrew Hastie said China was “using gunboat diplomacy to test U.S. allies like Australia” and called Canberra’s response "weak.”
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“I believe that our troops were let down by a lack of moral courage that went up the chain of command all the way to Canberra - including in this House,” Hastie said, referring to the House of Representatives.
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