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ABC News
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foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic

AFP to launch campaign urging multicultural communities to report foreign interference

The new AFP campaign will focus on boosting awareness of foreign interference attempts in diaspora communities. (Supplied)

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is launching a new grassroots education campaign to try to boost awareness of foreign interference in multicultural communities, as fears grow many potential crimes are going unreported.

The new initiative comes in the wake of stark public warnings from both Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil and ASIO boss Mike Burgess that several countries are trying to meddle in Australian politics and intimidate their political opponents in diaspora communities in Australia.

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