Disinformation spread by countries such as China and Russia is undermining democracy and creating fear and division. That was the pointed message from Foreign Minister Marise Payne in a speech at the Australian National University’s National Security College on Tuesday night.
The European Commission issued a report last week that concluded Russia and China were the main culprits in carrying out targeted disinformation campaigns “seeking to undermine democratic debate and exacerbate social polarisation, and improve their own image in the COVID-19 context.”
