australian universities, spy agencies

Australia Risks Falling Behind Allies on Research Security

Late last year, a Ph.D. student named Yuekang Li was refused a study visa to enter Canada. Why? Canada’s Federal Court was concerned about research security and that he could be “targeted and coerced into providing information that would be detrimental to Canada.” Li wasn’t the only one. Earlier this month, Iranian computer engineering student ...

Troy Oakes

The University of Sydney.

How the Chinese Communist Party Infiltrates Universities in Australia

Australian universities earn billions of dollars from thousands of Chinese students that flock to the country every year. However, there is now a fear among many Australians that such an arrangement may be compromising their academic independence as well as national security. ABC’s Four Corners program recently exposed the seriousness of the matter. The exposé Alex Joske, ...

Max Lu

A pro-Beijing student group.