There are 60,000 Chinese-made surveillance systems in Australia – how concerned should we be?
- Written by Ausma Bernot, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, Charles Sturt University

Australian government offices have begun removing more than 900 Chinese-made surveillance cameras, intercoms, electronic entry systems and video recorders. Last week, a government audit found the technology had been installed in more than 250 departments and agencies.
Concerns over the cameras prompted dire warnings from the...