First person jailed under foreign interference laws

Di Sanh Duong was found guilty of preparing an act of foreign interference within Australia. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Photographers gathered for an innocuous media call at a Melbourne hospital, where a novelty cheque was handed over.

It was a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic and a group of Vietnamese, Cambodian and Lao community members poured more than $37,000 into what they thought was a charitable donation.