Government prepared for backlash before Tony Abbott’s Taiwan trip made public, FoI documents reveal
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#5WQCJ)
Emails obtained by Guardian Australia show officials planned to dismiss suggestion Abbott's trip represented Taiwan policy change
Australian officials prepared talking points to help the government respond to sensitive questions about Tony Abbott's trip to Taiwan, dismissing any suggestion the former prime minister's visit represented a policy shift.
Documents obtained by Guardian Australia reveal the Australian government was drafting its responses to potential media questions at least a week and a half before news broke of the former prime minister's travel to Taiwan.
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