Authorities to Remove Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras From Government Departments

Federal government ‘riddled with CCP spyware’: shadow minister

Hikvision surveillance cameras outside the Hikvision headquarters in Hangzhou, in east China's Zhejiang province, on May 22, 2019. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Australia has ordered the removal of all Chinese-made surveillance cameras from the country’s government sites “as soon as possible,” in the latest Western move to combat the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s overseas technology.

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles announced the order on Feb. 9, following an audit that revealed that almost 1000 Chinese-made surveillance cameras were installed across over 250 sites of Commonwealth departments and agencies, including foreign affairs and defence sites.