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Why Australia’s tough national security laws cannot stop foreign interference in our elections

  • Written by Sarah Kendall, PhD Candidate in Law, The University of Queensland
Why Australia’s tough national security laws cannot stop foreign interference in our electionsJames Ross/AAP

ASIO chief Mike Burgess recently revealed the security agency had detected and disrupted a foreign interference plot in the lead-up to an Australian election. He warned Australia was seeing foreign interference attempts “at all levels of government, in all states and territories”.

These types of threats have long been...

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