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PM defends Hong Kong born MP Gladys Liu over China linked organisations

Gladys Liu after delivering her maiden speech.
Gladys Liu after delivering her maiden speech. Source: AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says criticism of Liberal MP Gladys Liu over her connections to Chinese government-linked organisations is an "insult" to the 1.2 million Chinese-Australians.


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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says criticism of Liberal MP Gladys Liu over her connections to Chinese government-linked organisations is an "insult" to the 1.2 million Chinese-Australians.


Coalition M-Ps may be rallying around embattled Liberal member Gladys Liu - but the opposition is continuing to question whether she should continue to be allowed to sit in Federal Parliament.

Ms Liu has been facing scrutiny over her association with Chinese government-linked groups

It has also emerged intelligence agencies advised then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull not to attend a 2018 fundraiser the was involved in.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Hong Kong-born Ms Liu is "a Great Australian", and the opposition is trying to smear her because of her Chinese heritage.

But Labor's legal affairs spokesman Mark Dreyfus says she there are still questions that require an answer.

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