Spotlight on Foreign Interference at Australian Universities

New guidelines to counter foreign interference were released by the Australian Department of Education

Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra, on Aug. 28, 2019. Rohan Thomson/AAP Images via AP

Australian universities will have to name their research partners and financial donors under new guidelines released Wednesday to safeguard against foreign interference.

The federal government directive follows concerns about China’s influence in Australia and a 2018 cyberattack on the Australian National University (ANU), which was only revealed in June.