AUSTRALIAN politicians controversially backed up allegations from an MP that compared China’s rise in global affairs to that of Nazi Germany and warned Canberra to act against the supposed threat. Andrew Hastie drew ire from Beijing and some of the opposition benches last week after suggesting that Australia were in a similar situation to France in World War 2. However, claiming that Australia had failed “to see how mobile our authoritarian neighbour” China had become, the Liberal MP also received praise from all sides of parliament. The controversy comes as Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged another $500million (£300million) on development in the Pacific – a move believed to be aimed at limiting China’s influence in the region.
Mr Hastie – one of the more junior committee chairs in the Australian parliament – was supported by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, who suggested that the outspoken MP’s insider knowledge justified the comments.
Mr Dutton said: “Andrew is privy to a lot of information and intelligence briefings others aren’t.
“Foreign interference in our country is at an all-time high.”
Fellow Liberal MP David Sharma also chimed in his approval, suggesting that Australia desperately needed to prepare – or face similar consequences to occupied France.
He added: “In World War 2, we failed to realise early enough that German ambitions could not be accommodated.
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