New allegations that the Chinese communist regime attempted to install an agent inside Australia’s federal Parliament are “deeply disturbing and troubling,” Australia’s prime minister said on Nov. 25 as its domestic spy agency investigates the plot.
The probe had already been started by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) before it was first reported by Australia’s “60 Minutes” program and affiliated newspapers on Nov. 24, according to Mike Burgess, ASIO’s director-general of security.
