Morrison won't accept 'preconditions' in exchange for China talks

Harley Dennett
Updated January 25 2021 - 5:17pm, first published 4:00pm
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets with President Xi Jinping during the 2019 G20 in Osaka, Japan. Picture: Adam Taylor/Prime Minister's Office
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets with President Xi Jinping during the 2019 G20 in Osaka, Japan. Picture: Adam Taylor/Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he won't be conceding points to China in order to secure a meeting with his counterpart, President Xi Jinping but is open to support from former prime ministers John Howard and Kevin Rudd.

Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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