Australia’s Spy Agency Warns of Foreign Interference in Ethnic Communities

Pedestrians walk through the Chinatown district in Sydney, Australia on March 4, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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Australia’s spy agency has warned that ethnic communities face “threats of harm” from foreign governments seeking to “monitor, direct, and influence” the activities of diaspora groups.

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) made the submission to a parliamentary inquiry examining issues affecting Australia’s vast, multicultural communities.