Credit: <\/span>Alex Ellinghausen and AP<\/cite><\/p>\nAlbanese said his visit, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of former Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam\u2019s trip to Beijing, is a result of his government\u2019s attempts to stabilise relations with China.<\/p>\n
Asked if Albanese should be making the trip, Morrison said Australia should be wary about the way the Chinese could exploit the trip.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no doubt that when the prime minister goes there, he will go there with the best of intentions to present Australia\u2019s national interest,\u201d Morrison said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat said, he cannot control what the Communist Party in China will do with that and how those images will be used, and how that can be taken advantage of.\u201d<\/p>\n
Find out what else he said about the trip here.<\/p>\n
Australian sentenced to life in Philippines for \u2018illegal recruitment\u2019<\/h2>\n An Australian has been sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines, with a court finding him guilty of \u201cillegal recruitment\u201d a decade after he was first detained.<\/p>\n
Former mining executive Troy Birthisel, 54, was arrested while attempting to fly to Singapore with his Filipino girlfriend and six other women. He has been incarcerated at Lapu-Lapu city jail in Cebu province since 2013.<\/p>\n
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Troy Birthisel, 54, was arrested while attempting to fly to Singapore with his Filipino girlfriend and six other women.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Fairfax Media<\/cite><\/p>\nAfter a trial which took years to reach its conclusion amid prolonged delays, the Queensland father of six was on Friday found guilty by a judge of the crime of illegal recruitment involving economic sabotage in a large scale. He was handed a life sentence.<\/p>\n
Birthisel had pleaded not guilty and maintained his innocence throughout the trial, insisting he and his girlfriend had merely been accompanying the women \u2013 who had not travelled overseas before \u2013 to Singapore to undergo psychometric testing for hospitality work.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the full story, from our South-East Asia correspondent. <\/p>\n
This morning\u2019s headlines at a glance<\/h2>\n Good morning, and thanks for your company.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Wednesday, November 1. I\u2019m Caroline Schelle, <\/b>and I\u2019ll be anchoring our live coverage for the first half of the day.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you need to know before we get started:<\/p>\n
\nFormer prime minister Scott Morrison has warned Anthony Albanese that the Chinese Communist Party could exploit his visit to Beijing for propaganda purposes. <\/li>\n Qantas says Labor\u2019s workplace reforms could lead to higher airfares as it defended its employment structure as legally evolved to ensure it remains viable.<\/li>\n National home values are expected to reach a record high within weeks, setting the scene for another rate rise next week.<\/li>\n Australia is in the grip of an eighth COVID wave, but health officials remain confident in their decision to end the country\u2019s emergency response. <\/li>\n Foreign actors have been using advertisements on the dark web to target disgruntled workers who could disrupt critical Australian infrastructure.<\/li>\n The national farm lobby and federal opposition are championing locals who oppose current plans for renewable projects in their regions.<\/li>\n An Australian has been sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines, with a court finding him guilty of \u201cillegal recruitment\u201d. <\/li>\n In other overseas news, critics have been increasingly emboldened to question Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s ability to lead the country as it wages war on Hamas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/li>\n \n1<\/span> of 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/li>\n <\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMost Viewed in National<\/h2>\n Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Key posts 6.50amScott Morrison warns PM China could take advantage of his visit 6.35amAustralian sentenced to life in Philippines for \u2018illegal recruitment\u2019 6.18amThis morning\u2019s headlines at a glance 1 of 1 Scott Morrison warns PM China could take…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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