Barnaby Joyce slams Australia’s preparedness over claims China attack on Taiwan ‘imminent’

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Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has taken aim at Australian military after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that China’s attack on Taiwan was “imminent”. “We are not going to sugarcoat it,” Hegseth said at a security conference in Singapore on Saturday. “The threat China poses is real.” Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Following Hegseth’s comments, Joyce on Monday took aim at Australia’s level of preparedness. “I would say the Labor Party have been more focused on a war against the weather with net zero than they have been focused on what could really do damage to...