Labor pushes Morrison government to clarify whether it views Xinjiang human rights abuses as genocide

Penny Wong calls for Australia to consider targeted sanctions on foreign entities directly profiting from forced Uyghur labour

The Morrison government must explain whether it sees human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region as a case of genocide, the federal opposition says.

Labor's foreign affairs spokesperson, Penny Wong, also called on the government to consider targeted sanctions on foreign companies, officials and other entities known to be directly profiting from Uyghur forced labour and other human rights abuses".