Melbourne Man the First Charged Under New Foreign Interference Laws

Melbourne Man the First Charged Under New Foreign Interference Laws
Melbourne's Chinatown on Aug. 13, 2020. William West/AFP via Getty Images
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A 65-year-old Asian community leader in Melbourne is the first person charged under Australia’s 2018 foreign interference laws.

Duong Di Sanh, also known as Sunny Duong, leads a number of community organisations including the Oceania Federation of Chinese Organisations from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos Inc., and the Museum of Chinese Australian History Melbourne.