Kylie Moore-Gilbert,Cheng Lei and Sean Turnell have successfully lobbied for a Senate inquiry into how the government manages cases of citizens wrongfully held in government prisons or as hostages.
The PM insisted his government has improved relations with China without giving ground on core values.
Even in Canberra’s Parliament House,Australia’s monument to democracy,Cheng Lei cannot avoid being hassled by the Chinese government.
I did not recognise my mum from the maternal stereotypes I saw in laundry detergent and chicken dinner commercials.
In the end,its actions amplified voices it had hoped to suppress.
Human rights dissident,pro-democracy blogger,Chinese government official,daigou entrepreneur. Yang Hengjun has worn many hats.
The Australian journalist’s comments are the first time she has revealed the reasons for her detention in August 2020.
The same day that Cheng Lei returned to Australia,the US condemned Beijing for its arrest of another target.
The release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei this week has reignited the spotlight on China’s judicial system.
The moment the Australian government knew Cheng Lei was finally free was when she was on the plane from Beijing to Melbourne.
Yang Hengjun,who has spent more than four years in detention – one year longer than Cheng Lei – has always maintained his innocence to charges of espionage.