Security experts criticise decision to leave Port of Darwin in Chinese hands

Security experts criticise decision to leave Port of Darwin in Chinese hands

The 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin by Chinese company Landbridge will remain in place after security agencies found systems existed to manage the risk.

  • byJames Massola andRachel Clun

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My country is not just a geopolitical chess piece. It’s in the line of fire

My country is not just a geopolitical chess piece. It’s in the line of fire

Taiwan is often spoken of in terms of the US and China,but not in terms of what its own people - like me - hope to see regarding their fate.

  • byBrian Hioe
‘Chilling effect’:Top uni warns students about foreign harassment

‘Chilling effect’:Top uni warns students about foreign harassment

UNSW is urging students and academics to report any “interference” witnessed in class,amid concerns comments or behaviour are being reported back to a foreign government.

  • byDaniella White
Canada asks Australia for help as it faces backlash over China meddling

Canada asks Australia for help as it faces backlash over China meddling

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under fire over revelations Chinese diplomats and proxies allegedly tried to sway Canada’s last two federal elections.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘I might die or be murdered’:The province fearing it will be wiped out by Beijing

‘I might die or be murdered’:The province fearing it will be wiped out by Beijing

Inner Mongolians fear their home is the next Xinjiang,the Chinese province that has seen minorities facing re-education camps and round-the-clock surveillance.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
We’ve been getting cyber wrong for years,new book claims

We’ve been getting cyber wrong for years,new book claims

In “cyber persistence theory”,winning hackers don’t dominate or coerce their enemies,as they would with military arms. They instead take the initiative and restructure the landscape.

  • byChris Zappone
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There is a reason why the AFP won’t call out China

There is a reason why the AFP won’t call out China

Intelligence identifies China as the state actor posing the gravest threat to Australia - but the country’s top cop can’t publicly say so.

  • byNick McKenzie
‘Worse than TikTok’:Calls for WeChat to be banned despite cost

‘Worse than TikTok’:Calls for WeChat to be banned despite cost

Experts described the app as part of Beijing’s mass surveillance network,saying the regime uses it to spy on and influence Chinese communities globally.

  • byMatthew Knott
All politics is local,especially when tracking China’s long international reach

All politics is local,especially when tracking China’s long international reach

China’s web of influence has expanded around the world,drawing in local councils,state governments and regional authorities – stretching from Wagga Wagga to Hamburg.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
TikTok banned from government devices amid security concerns

TikTok banned from government devices amid security concerns

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said exceptions would only be granted on a case by case basis for the use of the Chinese-owned service.

  • byNick Bonyhady andMatthew Knott
TikTok to be banned from state government devices following federal move

TikTok to be banned from state government devices following federal move

Premier Daniel Andrews will join the federal government in banning the popular app from all government devices due to security concerns.

  • byMarnie Vinall