Australian PM criticised for not directly condemning Senator who asked Chinese-Australians to denounce CCP


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Asian-Australians have asked why Scott Morrison did not issue a stronger response to his party colleague Eric Abetzࢀ™s ࢀ˜McCarthyist racismࢀ™ The opposition said an apology was necessary and if it did not come from Abetz, the government should step in and ࢀ˜stand up for an inclusive communityࢀ™ Asian-Australians are asking why their Prime Minister did not issue a stronger response to his party colleague Eric Abetzࢀ™s ࢀ˜McCarthyist racismࢀ™. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrisonࢀ™s refusal to directly condemn a senatorࢀ™s demand for three Chinese-Australians to denounce Beijing has drawn criticism amid mounting public anger in Asian-Australian communities over the incident, with…