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*[[Gladys Liu]] was elected as a Liberal Party MP for Chisholm, Victoria  in the eastern suburbs of [[Melbourne]]. She narrowly defeated Labor's Taiwanese-born candidate [[Jennifer Yang]] and became the first female Chinese-Australian MP. She was accused of having links to the [[Chinese Communist Party]].<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-21/australia-elects-first-chinese-australian-female-mp-lower-house/11126624</ref> In the 2022 general election, Liu was defeated by [[Carina Garland]] of Labor on a  7% swing, as part of [[Anthony Albanese]]s victory.<ref>https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/labor-picks-senior-union-official-for-key-marginal-seat-20210729-p58e0t</ref>
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*[[Gladys Liu]] was elected as a [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] MP for Chisholm, Victoria  in the eastern suburbs of [[Melbourne]]. She narrowly defeated [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]'s Taiwanese-born candidate [[Jennifer Yang]] and became the first female Chinese-Australian MP. She was accused of having links to the [[Chinese Communist Party]].<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-21/australia-elects-first-chinese-australian-female-mp-lower-house/11126624</ref> In the 2022 general election, Liu was defeated in her seat by Labor candidate [[Carina Garland]] on a  7% swing, as part of [[Anthony Albanese]]s victory.<ref>https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/labor-picks-senior-union-official-for-key-marginal-seat-20210729-p58e0t</ref>
 
*Car dealer [[Bo "Nick" Zhao]] told [[ASIO]] that a suspected Chinese spy and Melbourne businessman, [[Brian Chen Chunsheng]], had offered him $1 million to run for the Australian Parliament. Zhao was found dead weeks before the election, and the coroner ruled out foul play.<ref>https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/death-of-melbourne-based-fraudster-not-suspicious-says-coroner-20200921-p55xmd.html</ref>
 
*Car dealer [[Bo "Nick" Zhao]] told [[ASIO]] that a suspected Chinese spy and Melbourne businessman, [[Brian Chen Chunsheng]], had offered him $1 million to run for the Australian Parliament. Zhao was found dead weeks before the election, and the coroner ruled out foul play.<ref>https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/death-of-melbourne-based-fraudster-not-suspicious-says-coroner-20200921-p55xmd.html</ref>
 
*[[Wang Liqiang]] claimed political asylum in Australia, claiming to be a spy who was involved in the [[People's Republic of China]]'s intervention in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Taiwan]].<ref>https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/wang-liqiang-beijing-bit-player-at-best-as-cloakanddagger-claims-fall-away/news-story/e4b660a20234908bc0d5fa95e38eac94</ref>
 
*[[Wang Liqiang]] claimed political asylum in Australia, claiming to be a spy who was involved in the [[People's Republic of China]]'s intervention in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Taiwan]].<ref>https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/wang-liqiang-beijing-bit-player-at-best-as-cloakanddagger-claims-fall-away/news-story/e4b660a20234908bc0d5fa95e38eac94</ref>

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China is accused of infiltrating the Australian Parliament in the year before COVID-19
China is accused of interfering in the 2019 Australian federal election. COVID-19 and AUKUS came soon after.


In 2019, Australia's spy agency ASIO investigated reports that Chinese intelligence figures tried to plant one of their agents in Federal Parliament.[1]

People involved

See also


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