Claim of Chinese spy plot in Australia 'deeply disturbing', Scott Morrison says

‘Australia is not naive’ to threats of foreign interference, PM says, but cautions against ‘leaping to conclusions’

Prime minister Scott Morrison says Australia is “not naive” to the threat of foreign interference amid explosive claims that the Chinese communist party wanted to infiltrate Australia’s parliament.

Describing the alleged plot as “deeply disturbing and troubling”, Morrison said the government was determined to protect Australians from foreign interference and had bolstered laws to strengthen the powers of intelligence agencies.

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