SUPPORTING THE WECHAT BOYCOTT

Gladys Liu MP
Federal Member for Chisholm

24 January 2022

The removal of Prime Minister Scott Morrison from the social media site WeChat is deeply disappointing and raises serious concerns of political interference.

It is a matter of record that the platform has stopped the Prime Minister’s access, while Anthony Albanese’s account is still active featuring posts criticising the government.

In an election year especially, this sort of interference in our political processes is unacceptable, and this matter should be taken extremely seriously by all Australian politicians.

Because of these concerns, I will no longer be using my official or personal WeChat accounts to communicate until the platform explains itself.

I would ask members of the community who engage with me via WeChat to instead contact me at gladys.liu.mp@aph.gov.au or on 03 9808 3188.

As always, I will continue to speak directly to Chinese Australians in my community and across the country in Chinese language media, and through emails and other platforms, including Facebook.

ENDS

Media contact:

Jack England | (03) 9808 3188 | Jack.England@aph.gov.au