Foreign Interference in Australia Still at ‘Unprecedented Level’

China supporters rallying outside Australia's Parliament House during the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay in Canberra on April 24, 2008. Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images

Australia’s spy chief says the threat posed by foreign interference remains at an “unprecedented level.”

The comments came ahead of an episode of ABC’s Four Corners highlighting the extent of Chinese-backed political activity in Australia.