Australia politics live: vaccine rollout still on track for March as Covid traces found in Sydney sewage
Greg Hunt says decision on approval of Pfizer jab expected in January; NSW Health calls on people in Sydney's north-west to get tested if they have even mild symptoms. Follow all the latest live 8.48pm GMT [Cont from previous post]Hua Chunying:You mentioned the U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson accused China of “human rights abuses†in Xinjiang. We made clear the truth many times. Here I'll just briefly stress it again. So-called “human rights abuses†in Xinjiang or “persecution of ethnic minorities†are centenary lies made by extremist anti-China forces, and Australia and the United States played disgraceful roles in this. A case in point is that the Australian Strategic Policy Institute fabricated “proof†and made various sensational lies time and again, which were all exposed by facts. A press conference was recently held by Xinjiang authorities where they revealed how ridiculous ASPI's allegations on “concentration camps†are. ASPI identified all buildings with outer walls as “detention centers†in its report Documenting Xinjiang's Detention System while they are in fact civil institutions. 8.47pm GMT China's foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying has held a press conference, where Australia was once again a topic, as the Chinese government continued to defend itself:Australia said its aim was to uphold the country's values. So what are these values? Are the disclosed crimes committed by some Australian soldiers in Afghanis