Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has called for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to “apologise” for “repeatedly misleading” Australians about China’s live fire drills in the Tasman Sea.
The Coalition is accusing Anthony Albanese of attempting to mislead the public in relation to his claims about China’s live fire drills.
During Senate Estimates on Wednesday, Defence chief David Johnston revealed a warning from New Zealand’s military about the drills was received 90 minutes after the exercise began on Friday.
“The Prime Minister must apologise to the Australian people today for repeatedly misleading them about the activities of the People’s Liberation Army Navy in the Tasman Sea,” Mr Paterson told Sky News Australia.
“He says they gave notice – he didn’t just say that once; he didn’t just say that twice; he said multiple times now they gave notice.”
source