Senator likens Xenophon’s previous work for Chinese telco to working ‘for the German companies Krupp or Messerschmitt in 1938’ in senate debate
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Rex Patrick has used parliamentary privilege to blast his former boss Nick Xenophon, declaring working for Huawei at this point in history is akin to someone “choosing to do PR work for the German companies Krupp or Messerschmitt in 1938”.
Xenophon, the high profile former senator who confirmed last week he will run again as a Senate candidate in the upcoming federal election, has worked as strategic counsel for the Chinese telco, which was banned from Australia’s 5G contract on national security grounds.
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