Former Deputy PM Calls for Action After Beijing Revealed to Be Behind ‘A Team’ Spy Ring

‘There is an active spy or has been within our government, and what we do know is that China is behind it,’ said former Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sits opposite the leader of the opposition, Liberal Party Peter Dutton, in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Oct. 16, 2023. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has called on the federal Labor government to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

This comes after reports that the communist regime was behind a spy network that recruited former politicians and government staff.