Two more public service departments have confirmed they ban TikTok on work devices without saying why,as fears grow overseas about the security of the Chinese-owned service.
Aggressive and violent incidents involving federal MPs are on the rise,with the Australian Federal Police last year receiving more than 500 reports of threats to the safety of ministers.
The prime minister said he was undoing some of the damage to the China relationship caused by the last government.
Activist Drew Pavlou,an outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party,was told to leave a public area of Parliament House by police.
An alliance of parliamentarians from almost 30 countries met in Washington to sign off on a new blueprint to help democracies resist intimidation from the Asian superpower.
James Paterson says all options must be on the table after the home affairs minister ordered an investigation of data harvesting by TikTok and other social media apps.
Peter Khalil says he’s dedicated to fighting for freedom across the world in his new role.
The federal parliament’s powerful intelligence and security committee stopped short of calling for the controversial Chinese cultural centres to be closed.
Liberal senator James Paterson said he had “listened very carefully” to ASIO director-general Mike Burgess’ warning last week and both major parties should take it seriously.
Huang Aiping,who bought the account from another Chinese user in October last year,said he did not know it was Morrison’s account when he purchased it.
The laws will give the government the power to impose sanctions on individuals overseas who commit human rights abuses and corruption,as well as malicious cyber attackers.