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