The head of a London-based foreign affairs think tank writes on the damage done by the British High Commissioner to Australia's diplomatic misstep.
A conservative British politician has echoed an Australian warning about Chinese technology giant Huawei.
Senior figures in the Morrison government are also deeply uncomfortable with how the row has been allowed to spill over into the public.
The UK's foreign secretary has been told his government was"flat-out wrong"to allow Huawei into its 5G network in a private meeting with Australian MPs.
Andrew Hastie's warnings about foreign authoritarian regimes ignores mounting concerns about freedoms and rights being curtailed at home.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne used a statement marking International Human Rights Day to again challenge Beijing.
The Liberal MP says the West has watched on passively while states such as Russia and China weaponise"previously benign"activities.
China's clandestine influence efforts in Australia are real,but reports suggesting it wanted to install an MP in our Parliament and take over our political system are wildly exaggerated.
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No country has a monopoly on espionage,no more than any nation is immune from it.
We are told they are paid high salaries because they deserve it,but responsibility doesn’t seem to come with the high salary.