Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has accused Labor of being “a little bit xenophobic” in its pursuit of Liberal MP Gladys Liu. Labor demanded Ms Liu front parliament to clear up questions about her alleged links to the Communist Party of China. The Member for Chisholm told Sky News on Tuesday she was never a member of organisations linked to the Chinese communist party, a statement she walked back on a day later.
Speaking to Sky News host Chris Kenny on Thursday, Mr McCormack admitted Ms Liu’s interview on Sky News was “a little bit clumsy”. “Perhaps her comments to Andrew Bolt were not well put, but every politician, everybody who has ever appeared in front of a TV has probably said things that were perhaps a little clumsy, she’s a new member of parliament,” he said. Mr Kenny rubbished Mr McCormack’s defence of the Liberal MP, saying her comments “weren’t clumsy, they were 100 per cent incorrect”.
M_McCormackMP Hope McCormack forgot to. Take his dose of FANTA at lunch time befor question time.
M_McCormackMP uhm, she's probably a spy
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Gladys Liu fails to dispel China links | Sky News AustraliaLiberal MP Gladys Liu has failed to explain why her name appeared on documents from a council with connections to Chinese political influence operations.\n\nMs Liu is being scrutinised over alleged links to the Communist Party of China.\n\nSpeaking to Sky News host Andrew Bolt, Ms Liu denied being a member of the council or being a mouthpiece for the party and refused to condemn Beijing's actions in the South China Sea.\n\nShe also evaded the question as to whether she thought of Chinese President Xi Jinping as a dictator and said it was not a question for her to answer.\n\nMs Liu said she has been focused on serving her seat of Chisholm in Victoria.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia Deny, Deny, Deny! 2+2= She’s a plant, FFS.
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Gladys Liu is ‘a walking time bomb’ for the Liberal Party | Sky News AustraliaSenator Kimberley Kitching says Liberal MP Gladys Liu is “a walking time bomb” for the Liberal Party and suspects “there is more to come about her”.\n\nIn an interview with Sky News host Andrew Bolt, Ms Liu failed to explain why her name appeared on documents from a council with connections to Chinese political influence operations.\n\nMs Liu has been under scrutiny over alleged links to the Communist Party of China.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia Dodgy this woman. Our political system is under attack by the communist Chinese. Our weak politicians are making it easy for the Chinese. It’s time to make our stand against the communists & communism. It’s bad enough AustralianLabor is moving towards communism. Time for a royal commission!
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Gladys Liu fails to dispel links to Chinese communist party | Sky News AustraliaLiberal MP Gladys Liu has failed to explain why her name appeared on documents from a council with connections to Chinese political influence operations. \n\nMs Liu is being scrutinised over alleged links to the Communist Party of China. \n\nSpeaking to Sky News host Andrew Bolt, Ms Liu denied being a member of the council or being a mouthpiece for the party and refused to condemn Beijing's actions in the South China Sea. \n\nShe also evaded questions about what she thought of Chinese President Xi Jinping as a dictator and said it was not a question for her to answer. \n\nMs Liu said she was focused on serving her seat of Chisholm in Victoria. \n\nLabor Senator Penny Wong condemned Ms Lui’s interview and called it a “test” for Prime Minister Scott Morrison.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n Denial is always the first line of defence! Simple. LIU She is a big liar. We want her testify in front of parliamentary committees or Royal Commission. PM must act now.
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Gladys Liu backflips on claims she has no ties to Chinese influence groups | Sky News AustraliaLiberal backbencher Gladys Liu has backflipped on claims she was not a member of any groups linked to Chinese foreign interference operations or the country’s Communist Party, less than 24 hours after she denied the accusations live on Sky News.\n\n“I can tell you I cannot recall [the council membership] as is reported from 2003 to 2015 … if I can’t recall I can’t be an active member of that council,” Ms Liu told host Andrew Bolt on Tuesday night. \n\n“How can you not recall a membership of 12 years?” he replied.\n\nNow the member for Chisholm has backflipped on her comments, confirming her ties with the Australian Jiangmen General Commercial Association and the United Chinese Commerce Association of Australia.\n\nMs Liu also admitted to holding a former honorary role with the Guangdong Overseas Exchange Association, which reportedly has ties to a propaganda arm of the Chinese Communist Party that works to influence foreign governments. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia Sack her. WTF
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Gladys Liu would be ‘scalped’ if she wasn’t a Liberal | Sky News AustraliaFormer Labor Senator Sam Dastyari has compared the fracas engulfing Liberal MP Gladys Liu — who is under scrutiny for her links to Chinese foreign influential groups — to his resignation over ties to billionaire businessman Huang Xiangmo and statements on the South China Sea.\n\nDuring a fiery interview with Sky News host David Speers, Mr Dastyari said if Ms Liu wasn’t a member of the Liberal Party, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and others would be calling for her “scalp”.\n\n“The fact she’s a member of the Liberal Party and a member of the government is the only reason she’s surviving right now,” he said. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia Duh!
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Coalition ‘exposed’ after Liu communist connections | Sky News AustraliaSky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton says the Coalition has been “left quite exposed” following former Labor Senator Sam Dastyari’s comments on Liberal MP Gladys Liu.\n\nMs Liu failed to explain why her name appeared on documents from a council with connections to Chinese political influence operations in an interview with Sky News host Andrew Bolt on Tuesday night.\n\nWeighing in on the issue during a fiery interview with Sky News Political Editor David Speers, Mr Dastyari said if Ms Liu wasn’t a member of the Liberal Party, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and others would be calling for her “scalp”.\n\nMr Dastyari resigned from the Senate in 2017 over his dealings with a controversial Chinese businessman.\n\n“When you’re firing off blows, you have to be careful you’re not labelled in the glare of hypocrisy when some of these issues fall back on your own party,” Mr Houghton told Peta Credlin.\n\nWhile Mr Houghton said it would be “a mistake to conflate the two issues” of Mr Dastyari’s behaviour and Ms Liu alleged connections, he noted that the Liberal MP’s predicament is “not a trivial matter”. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia Houghtontweets But this hypocrite doesn’t mind doing so ... scumo ScottMorrisonMP biggest hypocrite Australia has ever had!!
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