Article goes on to say, "The Australian government has previously maintained that it does not take sides in the dispute, making the statement a significant change in position."
Is ScoMo getting the message that the Chinese globalists are losing? Caught between a rock (POTUS) and a hard place (CHINA)? My bet is he's trying to keep his China and eat his cake too, praying that something changes in November so he can bow down to Xi once and for all.