Go to war over Taiwan? Australian parties spar over US-China tensions

As elections loom, blistering debate in Parliament spotlights Australia’s dilemma in an increasingly fraught geopolitical environment.

Jonathan Pearlman

For The Straits Times

Mr Scott Morrison became Prime Minister in 2018 and currently has a razor-thin one-seat majority in the House of Representatives. PHOTO: AFP

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Dec 20, 2021, 05:00 AM

Power Play is a weekly column that looks at various facets of US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.

Typically, foreign policy marks a rare and refreshing area of agreement between Australia's two main political blocs: the Liberal-National Coalition and Labor.

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