Policy differences between the two major political parties vying for power in Australian elections are described as the widest divide at a federal contest in 26 years.
FILE - In this April 14, 2013, file photo, a group of Vietnamese asylum seekers are taken by barge to a jetty on Australia's Christmas Island. The policy differences between the two major political parties vying for power at Australian elections on Saturday, May 18, 2019, have been described as the widest divide at a federal contest in 26 years.
The Liberal-led coalition government has upset Beijing by blocking Chinese companies from buying a cattle empire and Sydney electricity provider and by banning Chinese technology giant Huawei from Australia’s 5G telecommunications network rollout this year. Morrison had been arguing against Australia taking sides in the trade dispute between China and the United States, Australia’s most important security ally.Australia has bilateral free trade agreement with both China and the United States.Labor has pledge to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by 45% below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve zero emissions by 2050.
The Liberals would spend 2 billion Australian dollars by 2030 on paying major polluters to reduce their emissions.
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