Australia will not send officials or politicians to China for the Winter Olympics in a disapproval of Beijing over its human rights record.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will aim to follow United States President Joe Biden’s administration in announcing a full diplomatic boycott, which labelled China as ‘a pretentious act’.
Australia’s decision will be formally announced in the next few days, but aims to send a signal to China over its human rights abuses in Hong Kong and over the recent treatment of tennis player Peng Shuai.