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Alleged Chinese spies targeted former premier and AFP commander via LinkedIn

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 15 October 2026 at 5:34 am

The same alleged Chinese spying network at the centre of Australia's first conviction for reckless foreign interference approached more than 100 people linked to Australia, including a former state premier, a police commander and several federal government officials.

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