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Albanese condemned by China for being ‘no different’ from Morrison

Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie says “continuity” from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a “good thing” as he speaks out against Russia and China.

He said seeing Mr Albanese gain traction with NATO allies is a good thing on a “bipartisan basis”.

“When you’ve got the Chinese newspapers online condemning Mr Albanese for being no different from his predecessor Mr Morrison,” Mr Hastie told Sky News Australia.

“He’s obviously continuing on with our policy which was to always stand up for Australian sovereignty and to defend the things that we care about.”