A former Australian minister for the Pacific has accused her own side of politics of ignoring her warnings about China’s influence in the region, saying it is now up to the Labor government to “remedy the failures of its predecessor”.
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, whose term as a senator is due to end later this month, also took aim at the “visceral factional dealings of the NSW Liberal party”, saying the preselection saga contributed to an even worse result in the 21 May election defeat.
