Australian politics live: Scott Morrison tells US that Australia’s ability to resist Chinese influence is ‘in jeopardy’

The former prime minister told US lawmakers that the west had to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Beijing’s threat to democracy. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live politics blog, for another day of the first week of parliament’s new term. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Krishani Dhanji with the main action.Scott Morrison has warned that the ability of the Australian political system to resist pressure from China is “somewhat in jeopardy”. Giving evidence at a hearing of the US House of Representatives committee on China in Washington overnight, the former prime minister said the objective of the Chinese state was to undermine democracies and that the west had to be “clear-eyed” about the threat. Continue reading...

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