A major business leader has urged the Prime Minister to tone down his language following a series of attacks on China and Labor.
The Coalition has this week significantly ramped up its criticism of the Labor Party, seeking to cast it as weak on national security and China.
“We‘ve had these so-called threats come and go. My parents told me about the 1950s – North America was gonna buy the whole country and take it back to California.“I just say to the political spectrum: calm down, we live in the best country in the world and – by the way – it’s got this great moat around it, a bit hard to attack, and a whole lot of hairy-chested friends.
“I think Australians have to compare and contrast between the government I lead on national security and the alternative.Scott Morrison has claimed Anthony Albanese wants to appease China. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage “When it comes to national security, you have to pass the character test. What is saying, is that means you have to speak loudly with one voice,” he said.
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