Labor frontbencher Joel Fitzgibbon has accused Scott Morrison of hurting Australian wine producers by offending Beijing, labelling the Prime Minister's attitude "outrageous" in an attack that threatens to split Australia's largely bipartisan foreign policy on China.
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham held crisis talks with the wine industry on Wednesday morning including peak body Australian Grape and Wine and Australian wine giants; Treasury Wine Estates, Pernod Ricard, Yalumba and Accolade.Mr Fitzgibbon, Labor's agriculture spokesman, on Wednesday escalated his criticism of the government. "I think there is someone to blame. I think it's Scott Morrison. I think his language and attitude towards China has been outrageous," he said.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese and foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong have been attempting to balance China's rise with security and economic interests, but have largely avoided direct criticism of the government. China sought to downplay the anti-dumping investigation on Tuesday night. "There's no need to read too much into it," said foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Pollies’ playing possum and empty words to deal with China’s righteously taking advantage of its economic powers and fatty wallets won’t work at all. If these pollies think they outsmart China through their empty bluffing and megaphone blaring, it’s definitely brainless.
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Cunning pollies’ playing possum, smart-assing about true motivation behind China’s anti-dumpling on barley, wine... and more won’t be working at all. We all know real reasons for that, China is not fool, they know well how to take advantage of their fatty wallets .
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural There are more important things than profits, like having a spine and standing up to bullies
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Any politician batting for China right now is owned by China. Traitors.
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Abso friggin lutely correct. Big mistake by scomo. Maybe that's why he tried to fix it by sending his foreign minister to the U.S to publicly disagree with the Americans so we look like we're supporting China. auspol2020
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Doesn't take much to offend the Chinese Joel! We should concentrate our export marketing efforts away from China to countries less likely to be offended. We can't surrender our sovereignty over cases of wine (or whatever comes next).
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural I’m pretty sure we can imbibe a bit more here to help out. How about a new ‘Hogan style ‘ campaign. Chuck another Shiraz down your guzzler, maybe ?
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural So let’s get as far from the genocidal, totalitarian gorilla as we possibly can. auspol
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural I'm a brown immigrant who is pleased to see repeated confirmation that Australians really do 'punch above their weight.' And brave ANZACs, and diggers' larrikinism, and the tough ocker spirit. And this fine gentleman here with a backbone made outta gas
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural I am really concerned about Joel's political insensitivity to China--how could he call China a gorilla? How come was he not afraid to use such a deregatory word to describe China while being afraid of its punishment? Should we all bow to China to save him from this punishment?
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Someone's been hit with the silly stick.
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Go into any up market food store in a major Chinese city and you'll see the threat here is real. Australian products from olive oil to wine to blueberries all at top end prices selling like hotcakes to upwardly mobile Chinese. A sensible gvt needs to keep this going.
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Oh my goodness! He’s sticking up for China again! What a grub 🦗
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural China can get stuffed, the filthy commo’s spread the virus and now when countries stand up against them, they shaft the countries.
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Is Fitz trying to undermine Penny Wong’s job? 🤔
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Pander to the Panda!
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural OMG, Joel had a go at the PM? What the hells going on? Has he just thrown away that post parliament job?
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Last week he was auditioning as LNP Coal Minister, now he is throwing shade! Fitzy needs to work out which side he is on.
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Is he paid by the thugs in Beijing
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural It’s not a big gorilla, it’s a devil
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Joel is an idiot
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Massive grub - should be in the LNP
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Has there ever been a more useless opposition? Hilarious to watch.
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Bullshit people are dying because China lied and release Covid_19 upon the world TheBachelorAU DemConvention meteor
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural So says the spokesman for the CCP.
ErykBagshaw DarrenGrayRural Is this guy the ALP’s cut-price Barnaby?
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