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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst and Paul Karp

Security agencies probe Chinese approach to ex-Australian defence personnel

Australia’s deputy prime minister Richard Marles at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra
Richard Marles has not revealed how many former defence personnel may have been targeted by China, but says he has ‘enough concerns’ to spark a review. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Australian security agencies are investigating allegations that highly skilled former Australian defence force personnel may have been approached to provide military training to China.

The deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, revealed on Wednesday that the counter foreign interference taskforce, led by the Australian federal police and spy agency Asio, was “currently investigating a number of cases”.

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