Australia baulks at China bank sign-up

By John Garnaut, Gareth Hutchens, David Wroe and Philip Wen
Updated October 25 2014 - 8:18am, first published 7:40am

Australia has baulked at signing up to a powerful new Chinese development bank amid concerns within the Abbott government that Beijing could use it to expand its strategic influence in the region.

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