11-10-2016, 05:46 PM
Keating criticises Marles on South China Sea
Published: 3:14 pm, Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Malcolm Turnbull, siding with former prime minister Paul Keating, has criticised Labor for suggesting governments must authorise the military to determine freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea.
Mr Keating slammed the comments of opposition defence spokesman Richard Marles, saying you don't outsource such decisions to a naval commander or even to an admiral.
'I agree with former prime minister Keating on this point, decisions of that kind should be taken by politicians,' Mr Turnbull told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.
Mr Turnbull insisted such decisions were political and should be taken by the people's representatives.
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Published: 3:14 pm, Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Malcolm Turnbull, siding with former prime minister Paul Keating, has criticised Labor for suggesting governments must authorise the military to determine freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea.
Mr Keating slammed the comments of opposition defence spokesman Richard Marles, saying you don't outsource such decisions to a naval commander or even to an admiral.
'I agree with former prime minister Keating on this point, decisions of that kind should be taken by politicians,' Mr Turnbull told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.
Mr Turnbull insisted such decisions were political and should be taken by the people's representatives.
ps anyone tell me why I cannot format text now?
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