"We cannot let the vital and practical work that the WHO does on the ground be overshadowed by questions about the approach of its headquarters in Geneva. Frankly, there is no other institution that can marshal collective efforts to improve health security across the globe."
"And they must serve as bulwarks against disinformation. Let's be clear: disinformation during a pandemic will cost lives," she said. "Australia has also been very clear in rejecting as disinformation the Chinese government’s warnings that tourists and students should reconsider coming here because of the risk of racism," she said.
Senator Payne said global bodies were experiencing "unprecedented strain from a new era of strategic competition, shifts in global power, technological disruption and complex security, health and economic challenges". Herve Lemahieu, the director of the Lowy Institute's Asian power and diplomacy program, said Australia's push for the independent inquiry was an important achievement as it showed it could influence China's behaviour "when we have strength in numbers".
The Epoch Times declares the virus as the CCP virus and is being distributed free to letterboxes in Glen Waverley. No wonder Chinese students are being warned off coming here because of anti China discrimination
Hopefully for Australia and the world its her last speech
Reading from a script that was written in Washington. Australia's political/media are pathetic, spineless grifters.
Quietest foreign minister we have had....
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