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Australia says foreign interference not tolerated

Australian police charge Chinese national with 'foreign interference'
Australian police said Monday they had charged a Chinese national with "reckless foreign interference", accusing the woman of spying on local Buddhists for Beijing.She was arrested and charged with "reckless foreign interference" after police raided a number of houses in Canberra over the weekend.
Australian Foreign Minister Wong says foreign interference not tolerated after Chinese woman arrested
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday that Australia would not tolerate surveillance of its community by foreign governments, after a Chinese woman was charged with foreign interference and denied bail by a court.
Australian police charge Chinese national with ‘foreign interference’ over alleged spying for Beijing
Australian police said Monday they had charged a Chinese national with "reckless foreign interference", accusing the woman of spying on local Buddhists for Beijing.
Chinese woman becomes third person charged under Australia's foreign interference laws
Chinese national being charged under Australia's foreign interference laws. (Australian Federal Police via AP) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Chinese citizen was charged Monday under Australia’s recent foreign interference laws with covertly collecting information about an Australian Buddhist association,
Chinese national charged with foreign interference offence in Canberra
The AFP will allege the woman, who is also an Australian permanent resident, was tasked by a Public Security Bureau of China to covertly gather information about the Canberra branch of Guan Yin Citta,

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