The Prime Minister has described the recent
questions about MP Gladys Liu's suitability
for office as having a "grubby undertone."

The inference is that her loyalty is being questioned
because of her Chinese background and whether she does
have connections to mainland China. Whether ASIO did
warn the Liberal Party of her appointment and where
did the $40,000 donation that she received for the
Liberal Party come from?

Are these questions relevant - and should the PM
answer them - instead of brushing them aside?

foxy [excuse the no caps, problems with installation of new windows ideas any one]
This could well be part of my new thread
We are seeing bickering and verbal war but not the truth
China is a concern, we know that, both sides have seen members who are at least questionable
This is not, as scmomos rant says, racism
The concerns first came out of the woman's state liberal party
Never get results if we forget the very serious concern is about foreign interference in our politics
She should go
spell check put cap on name but even new key board will not do it

Questions are justified however actions are far more important. Whether it is asking a muslim pollie where his allegiance lies or Morrison his Christian faith or the Greens their Marxist connections. Nearly all Greens would be knocked out of Parliament if forced to disclose whether they would put Australia above the corrupt UN.

Australia now has what appears to be its own Manchurian Candidate in Gladys Liu and ScuMo is seemingly playing the race card to protect her against questions from Labor and others about her connexion with the Chinese Communist Party.

What the hell is going on here! Who the hell is the LNP government working for, the Australian people or Xi Jinping?

Dear Foxy,

Thanks for posting this discussion piece.

This is one of the most important issues I have seen put up on OLO and I expect to see some heated debate because this Gladys Liu situation is something that is of paramount importance to everyone. Especially ScuMo who is aware that the composition of the lower house is 76 LNP, 69 Labor, and 6 Xbenchers.

If he sacks Liu then after a byelection this could become 75 LNP, 70 Labor, and 6 Xbenchers. Yes, a hung parliament in which ScuMo will lose control of government unless he concedes to the whims of the Xbenchers. So I hope to see some fiery comments, especially from the right-wing conservative LNP types like Hasbeen, runner, Loudmouth, individual, mhaze, etc.

As Michelle Grattan and others have pointed out -
legitimate and important questions have been
raised about Gladys Liu.

These revolve around her past connections to
associations with direct or indirect links with
the Chinese Communist Party. And also the large
amounts of money she has been able to raise for
the Liberal Party. Then there's also the fact
that while it hasn't been officially confirmed
it is known that security authorities expressed
concern about some of the people she assembled.

As Michelle Grattan tells us - on a benign view,
Liu's story may be simple, as the Prime Minister
wants us to believe - a woman from Hong Kong who
overcame obstacles to get where she is. The ultimate
have-a-go to get-a-go narrative.

And, in the political furore currently surrounding her
Liu might be a victim of the growing worry about
Chinese influence and interference in this country.

However, there are concerns regarding Chinese interference
in Australian politics and it is potentially present and a
risk and this does need to be addressed.