Australian Education Minister Launches Taskforce to Combat Foreign Interference at Universities After Clashes at Hong Kong Student Rallies
People post notes on a makeshift Lennon Wall to support the Hong Kong democracy movement at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 9, 2019. Patrick Hamilton/AFP/Getty Images
The federal government is clamping down on foreign interference at Australian universities, a senior member of parliament announced on Aug. 28.
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan announced the formation of a new task force to address cases of undue foreign influence and damage to tertiary educational institutions.
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