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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst

Labor ‘gravely concerned’ by Karen Andrews’ claim about potential China election interference

Home affairs minister Karen Andrews
The home affairs minister, Karen Andrews, questioned the timing of the announcement of the security deal between Solomon Islands and China. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Labor has raised grave concerns about the home affairs minister’s use of “privileged access to intelligence reporting”, after Karen Andrews publicly alluded to a potential attempt by China at interference in the federal election.

The shadow minister, Kristina Keneally, has written to Andrews to remind her of “the vital convention that opposition is briefed on any developing matters of national security” during the election caretaker mode.

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