Andrew Hastie, the Federal MP for the seat of Canning and Chair of the powerful Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security talks about China and Australia in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. What is our strategic dependence on China and how important is the Five Eyes alliance? How do members of the alliance, including Australia, maintain sovereignty while continuing trade with China? Andrew discusses Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ decision to engage in the Belt and Road Initiative and pushes back on criticisms by Labor’s Joel Fitzgibbon regarding the Morrison government’s call for an inquiry into the origins of COVD-19. Plus, the importance of baseload power. Is it time to take the nuclear option?

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